Bertinoro

A typical example of a medieval citadel, its mono-centric structure, with its urban centre originally grouped around the Rocca, became bi-centric when a magnificent palazzo in Byzantine and Roman style was built in 1306 as the seat of the Municipality. Again a lot of the ancient city walls and numerous turrets and gates are preserved.
The concert will be held at the very famous Fattoria Paradiso, once Castello Ugarte Lovatelli, situated on a sunny hillock next to medieval Bertinoro. Very ancient documents lead us to presume the origins of the interior are from 15th century, even though one cannot exclude that its primary origins could date from Roman times. The villa and surrounding land, owned by Contessa Gabriella Lovatelli Ugarte in the 16th century, who was the last of the noble family of the same name, were acquired by Mario Pezzi’s parents at the end of the 19th century.
The ancient home, like other historic events, is tied to the birth of Marco Palmezzano, a disciple of Melozzo da Forlì. This is confirmed not only by the fact that the Villa is situated in Via Palmeggiana at number 285, but also by the fact that the initials of the master, “M.P.,” are sculptured in stone on the front of the monumental chimney that towers over the room in the apartment the ‘Fattoria’ reserves for it illustrious visitors.