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Viewpoint·Easy·Family·Popular

Fortezza Albornoz & Parco della Resistenza, Urbino

Marche

The Albornoz fortress crowns the Monte di San Sergio across a saddle from Urbino's old town. Its grassy bastions and the surrounding Parco della Resistenza give the classic postcard view of the Palazzo Ducale's twin turrets rising above the Renaissance city.

Duration
1 hour
Distance
2 km
Elevation
+60 m
Best season
Year-round

Parking · Paid

Paid parking at Borgo Mercatale, then the lift or ramp up into town.

Water

Fountains in Urbino.

Highlights

  • Postcard view of the Palazzo Ducale
  • Pine-shaded hilltop park
  • 14th-century fortress ramparts

With your dog

Leashed dogs welcome in the hilltop park and on the ramp up.