Gradara Castle – Casteldimezzo loop from Villa Imperiale

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Gradara Castle – Casteldimezzo loop from Villa Imperiale

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Gradara Castle – Casteldimezzo loop from Villa Imperiale

02:22

34.6km

570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 12.5 km for 209 m

After 18.7 km for 54 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

3.54 km

Parco Regionale del Monte San Bartolo

Nature Reserve

4.56 km

Valico della Siligata

Mountain Pass

7.54 km

View of Gradara

Highlight • Viewpoint

from Pesaro to Gradara passing through the interior, stretch of dirt road, view of Gradara and the sea in the background

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12.5 km

Gradara Castle

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It's impossible not to fall in love with a village like Gradara, a symbolic place of the tragic love between Paolo and Francesca.

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12.7 km

30.07.2003 - Gradara is located in a picturesque corner behind Gabicce Mare and Cattolica. It was restored in the early 1900s. Gradara is definitely worth a visit together with the small picturesque village.

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18.7 km

Beach

21.1 km

View of the Bay of Rimini from Gabicce Monte

Highlight • Viewpoint

For lovers of the sea of the mountain of climbs, the route is wonderful.
Then on Sunday morning the whole route from Pesaro to Gabicce Monte is closed to traffic.
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26.8 km

View of the Adriatic from Monte San Bartolo

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Nice view of the Adriatic Sea, just opposite a nice pizzeria.

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27.1 km

Casteldimezzo

Highlight • Settlement

One of the castles and strongholds for the defense of the territory which stands on one of the two headlands of the Adriatic Sea (San Bartolo) and which together with Fiorenzuola di Focara and Gradara formed a formidable sighting line.

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29.0 km

Fiorenzuola di Focara

Highlight • Settlement

Following the hairpin bends along the panoramic road you arrive at Fiorenzuola di Focara, a medieval village with splendid views of the Adriatic Sea, in the Monte San Bartolo natural …

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29.0 km

Fiorenzuola di Focara: village and sea views

Highlight • Settlement

One of the castles and strongholds for the defense of the territory which stands on one of the two promontories of the Adriatic Sea (San Bartolo) and which together with Castel di Mezzo and Gradara formed a formidable sighting line.

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34.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.4 km

9.04 km

2.76 km

318 m

Surfaces