Pergola
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Gubbio founded Pergola as a free commune in 1234 to bring work and trade to the people of nearby castles in the upper Cesano valley. It soon filled with workshops and became a market town fought over by the Malatesta, Montefeltro and Della Rovere, later living on textiles and tanning. Its best-known treasure, the gilded bronzes found at Cartoceto in 1946, is shown in a museum in town.
Highlights
- The gilded bronzes of Cartoceto, a Roman group found in 1946
- Santa Maria delle Tinte, the church by the bridge
- The churches of San Francesco, San Giacomo and Santa Maria di Piazza
- The Chiesa dei Re Magi and the town hall
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Pergola (Italia), Pergola, Marche). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 5,784
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint Secundus
- Blooming FestivalDigital art installations and projections in palaces, churches and caves
- Wine festival
- Fiera Nazionale del Tartufo Bianco Pregiato di PergolaNational white truffle fair, held since 1996
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Pergola (Italia)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- VisnerWineSweet cherry wine, also called visciolata; a Slow Food Presidium
- Vin SantoWineSweet wine, traditional local production
Adapted from Wikipedia (Pergola (Italia)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
1 place to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
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Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Terme di Raffaello · ~53 min by car
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Nearby member villages
- Arcevia · 12 km
- Sassoferrato · 15 km
- Mondavio · 16 km
- Corinaldo · 20 km
- Mondolfo · 30 km