San Leo
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
The fortress crowning San Leo's sheer rock spur was rebuilt for Federico da Montefeltro by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, and later became a prison for Cagliostro and Felice Orsini. Below it, the old capital of the Montefeltro, visited by Saint Francis and Dante, keeps a Romanesque cathedral rebuilt around 1173 and the pieve of Santa Maria Assunta. Umberto Eco called it the most beautiful town in Italy.
Highlights
- The fortress, now home to an arms museum and an art gallery
- The Romanesque cathedral, rebuilt by Lombard masters
- Palazzo Mediceo, with its museum of sacred art
- Convento di Sant'Igne, keeping part of the elm where Saint Francis preached
- Views over the Marecchia valley to San Marino
Text adapted from Wikipedia (San Leo (Italia), San Leo), Wikivoyage (San Leo (Italia)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 2,820
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint Leo
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (San Leo (Italia)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Balsamo di CagliostroDrinkLiquorice-based digestif made locally
- Walnut-leaf cheeseCheese
- San Leo honeyLocal produce
- Spianata dolceSweetA sweet flatbread
Adapted from Wikivoyage (San Leo (Italia)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
2 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 2
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Thermal baths nearby
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Nearby member villages
- Monte Grimano · 11 km
- Verucchio · 12 km
- Macerata Feltria · 13 km
- Frontino · 15 km
- Montefiore Conca · 22 km