Pesaro Italy
Italy

8 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Star Clippers (8 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

At Pesaro's quays, which handle smaller vessels. The historic centre is reachable on foot from the port or a few minutes by bus: the route first crosses the seaside quarter, with its villas and gardens.
Yes. The centre is close and flat, and the old core is pedestrian. The walk in sums up the town's double character: parasols on one side, Renaissance stone on the other.
Piazza del Popolo and the Ducal Palace, the Casa Rossini, then the Musei Civici for the maiolica and the Bellini. That still leaves time for the seafront promenade and Pomodoro's bronze sphere. Urbino, by contrast, needs a full half-day of its own.
Gioachino Rossini, composer of The Barber of Seville, was born here in 1792. His birthplace is now the Casa Rossini, a museum of scores, portraits and documents tracing his life. The conservatory and theatre carry his name, and the Rossini Opera Festival fills the town each summer.
Two things you would not expect in a town this size: a collection of maiolica, the painted ceramics that made the region's workshops famous in the Renaissance, and Giovanni Bellini's Coronation of the Virgin, one of the Venetian master's major works. The rooms are never crowded.
Yes, but it takes the whole day. The ideal Renaissance city, Raphael's birthplace and a UNESCO World Heritage site, lies 35 km away by mountain road. The Ducal Palace and the hillside lanes are well worth it, provided you give up on Pesaro itself.
Yes, and it is a good idea. The town built the Bicipolitana, a cycle network whose numbered lines cross the city like an open-air metro. It is one of the pleasantest ways to link the sea and the monuments.
Yes. The sand beach runs as far as the eye can see along Viale Trieste, dotted with beach clubs and their coloured cabins. It is a short distance from the centre, so sightseeing and a swim fit into the same day.
The euro and Italian. Cards work throughout the centre and at beach establishments. English is reasonably spoken in the tourist trade, less so in neighbourhood shops.
May to September for the sea, with June and September the sweet spot. The Adriatic summer draws large Italian crowds to the beaches, while the historic centre stays calm. August also brings the Rossini Opera Festival, which fills the town.