dinsdag 20 augustus 2013

Fano the City of Fortune

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In Italy, numerous smaller cities hide great beauty as well as historical and cultural treasures but remain obscured by the world fame of their grander counterparts like Rome, Florence or Venice. One such jewel is Fano, a commune of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region on the South East Adriatic Coast.


Fano offers both a seaside with sandy or pebbled beaches and an Old Town dating to the Roman times of Emperor Augustus’s reign.

It was at Fano that the famous Via Flaminia, the road departing from Rome, would reach the Adriatic Sea, ending exactly at the entrance of the Augustus Arch.

Fanum Fortunae was Fano’s original name. It was a sacred centre during the Roman epoch with a temple dedicated to the cult of Fortuna, the goddess of fortune, who in the Roman religion was worshipped and feared for the luck she might bring – either good or bad.

Underneath the Fano of today, long corridors hide beautifully preserved remnants of the Roman city of over 2000 years ago. Archaeologists have discerned dwellings, palaces, narrow streets, baths and complex water and refuse systems.

The Palace of Reason built in the 13th century in Romanesque-Gothic style and a fountain built in the 17th century dedicated to the Goddess of Fortune, in the main square, Piazza XX Settembre.

The renaissance and baroque periods also left indelible marks in Fano. The arts and architecture were flourishing sponsored by the region’s rich families like Malatesta, Borgia and della Rovere. […]




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