WELCOME TO URBINO

Birthplace of the artist Raphael, Unesco-listed Urbino is both a vibrant university town and a model Renaissance city.

Its immaculate centro storico appears to have changed little since the 15th century when it enjoyed a golden age under the powerful Duca Federico da Montefeltro, one of the giants of the Italian Renaissance. Under his influential stewardship, Urbino became a thriving centre of the arts, drawing the great artists, architects and scholars of the day.