Villino Ruggeri

Villino Ruggeri is one of the most extraordinary examples of Art Nouveau architecture in Italy. It was built between 1902 and 1907 on the idea of the owner, the dynamic pharmaceutical and ceramic industrialist Oreste Ruggeri. Born in Urbino, he moved to Pesaro after the great success of his products, especially the "glomeruli" against anemia, presented with an innovative advertising hype. The direction of the works was entrusted to the Urbino architect Giuseppe Brega, who specially designed the furnishings, decorations and external facings. Everything in the cottage must have brought back that typical taste, so popular in Europe at the time, which had made the Gesamtkunstwerk its bulwark.The structure stands in a large garden which before the war was enriched with colorful flowerbeds, a glass greenhouse, an iron gazebo and a majolica seat; today the large circular fountain remains, decorated with large lobsters. Despite the very serious losses of the war period, what still characterizes the building is a very rich relief decoration in hydraulic cement, with marine and floral subjects that are repeated on the walls, shelves and under the eaves. Inside, the furniture from the dining room and the glass door between the entrance and the living room survive. On the upper floor, the most preserved, friezes of leaves, fruit and flowers indicate the name of the rooms.The building, located at number no. 1 in Piazzale della Libertà, was subjected to restrictions for buildings of monumental interest in 1962. The position facing the sea enhances it to the point that many visitors stop to admire it. Privately owned, it is not open to visitors.