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The castle is worth a visit! Recommended

Saludecio is registered in the Italian Association of Painted Villages because of the 50 splendid murals that color its streets.

A beautiful medieval village steeped in charm and history, it's also worth visiting the interior and the patrol path.

Dating back to the Malatesta era and still well preserved today, the village of San Clemente is one of the best destinations in the Romagna hinterland. The walls and bastions are clearly visible, enclosing the center of the village as they once did. Not far away is also Castelleale, commissioned in 1388 by Leale Malatesta, bishop of Rimini.

The village of San Clemente dates back to the Malatesta era and its origins are still clearly visible today. The walls enclose, as in the past, the heart of the historic center and the complex known as Castelleale. It is one of the rare examples remaining in the Rimini area of a building that is both a large farm and a fortified villa, built in 1388 by Leale Malatesta, bishop of Rimini.

The construction of the castle took place by the family of Sigismondo Malatesta in the early 1300s and was disputed between the Malatesta and Montefeltro families in the battles for the acquisition of the territory. It was thus lost and reconquered five times, until Federico da Montefeltro finally conquered Tavoleto in 1458. Federico ordered the demolition of the castle and then rebuilt it under the work of the architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini who finished it before 1474. In 1631 it became the direct domain of the Papacy, but in 1885 it was donated to the Lawyer Petrangolini at the same time as the assignment of the title of count and the subjugation of the surrounding territories. It was subsequently sold to a private individual who transformed it into a restaurant in the more recent 1960s and renovated it according to the standards of those years. The current owners instead purchased it with the intention of bringing it back to its origins. Today it is home to receptions and ceremonies.

The town has a characteristic medieval aspect, but different from the other towns in the hinterland of the province of Rimini. In the times of the Malatesta noble family, the area was not very contested and so it was not necessary to make a fortress out of the village. Among the sights of the municipality is the central church that can be seen in the photo, the historic center and Piazza Mazzini. In the districts of Agello and Castelleale there are some country houses and farms that have a medieval character and were built in the 14th century, such as the Fattoria fortificata di Castelleale.

Gradara's medieval castle sits atop a hill with brick turrets, ramparts and a history museum. This place is of historical, cultural, architectural and tourist interest.