Montefiore Conca

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

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The Malatesta fortress here is so tall it was nicknamed a medieval skyscraper, and from its roof terrace the whole Romagna Riviera opens out, from Cattolica to Ravenna. The village below sits in the hills behind Rimini, rich in chestnuts: every Sunday in October the chestnut festival brings roast chestnuts, music and wine poured from the village fountain.

Highlights

Rocca Malatestiana, with Renaissance-furnished rooms and a terrace over the Riviera
Costumed Good Friday procession with Roman soldiers and hooded confraternities
Rocca di Luna, three days of shows in July's full-moon week
Passatelli in meat broth, and roast chestnuts with new wine
Santuario della Madonna di Bonora, with a 15th-century nursing Madonna

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Montefiore Conca (IT), Montefiore Conca (EN)), Wikivoyage (Montefiore Conca). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 2,300

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Paul Religious · 25 January
Good Friday procession Religious · Good FridayCostumed procession with Roman soldiers, angels and hooded confraternities
Montefiore all'Opera Music and arts · Summer
Rocca di Luna Festival Music and arts · Full-moon weekend in JulyThree days of shows, music, poetry and art
Chestnut sagra Food and wine · Every Sunday in OctoberChestnuts cooked every way, music, food stalls, wine from the fountain
Festa del MangiarSano Food and wine · OctoberMarket of old varieties of vegetables and fruit
Olive sagra (A Serbadone) Food and wine · NovemberPromotes oil from the olive groves around the village
Living nativity scene Seasonal · DecemberNativity scene acted out in period costume

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Montefiore Conca), Wikivoyage (Montefiore Conca). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

Popo le ChienPassatelli CC0
Passatelli in brothBread and pastaTypical dish, served in meat broth
ChestnutsLocal produceFrom the Faggeto and Monte Auro woods; eaten roasted with new wine
Olive oilOlive oilFrom the olive groves around the village

Adapted from Wikivoyage (Montefiore Conca). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

1 place to stay within 3 km

B&Bs and guest houses 1

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Terme di Riccione · ~24 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme di Raffaello · ~45 min by car

Nearby member villages

Montegridolfo · 6.4 km
San Giovanni in Marignano · 10 km
Montefabbri · 10 km
Monte Grimano · 12 km
Gradara · 14 km