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In the heart of the mid-Marecchia valley, in a largely flat area, this is a fairly new municipality that was established in 1907 and is now one of its main commercial and industrial towns.

Its original name was Mercatino Marecchia, which referred to the important weekly markets held there. In 1942 this changed to Novafeltria to recall that it was historically part of the ancient region of Montefeltro and to link it to the idea of renewal. Its origins are distant and vague; an early inhabited nucleus dates from 1000 when the parish church of San Pietro in Culto was built during evangelization of the Montefeltro. Elegant Piazza Vittorio Emanuele overlooked by 17th-century Palazzo dei Conti Segni, now home to the town hall, boasts a Romanesque treasure – the Oratory of St. Marina.

The entire municipal area is interesting, with a few outlying villages well worth visiting. These include Perticara, which is surrounded by a pine forest on one of the slopes of Mount Aquilone and was an important mining centre. Sulphur was extracted in ancient times, but the main vein was only exploited from 1917 onwards. It employed 1,600 men in what became an underground city with 100km of tunnels on 9 different levels. The activity ceased in 1964 and this had a devastating effect on life in the village and the thriving community of 5,000 residents, which had once boasted a theatre and cinema and had set up a Carnival society, town band and football team that played in the Italian third division. The Sulphur Museum keeps alive the memory of these past times. The area around Mount Aquilone is popular with hang-gliders and also offers delightful walks, through pine forests and chestnut woods, a poetic installation by Tonino Guerra called the Green Zoo and an adventure park for all the family called Skypark. In Perticara, the rocky cliffs are popular with free climbing enthusiasts.

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Adventure Park “Skypark”

Skypark offers a variety of outdoor entertainments involving physical challenges, especially for children, from climbing…

Chiesa di San Martino a Perticara

Nel mese di agosto 1834 fu posta la prima pietra di quella che sarebbe diventata…

Church of Santa Barbara

Built in the 50s, the church is made from sandstone coming from Monte Aquilone. Precious…

Fountain in the square of Novafeltria

In the centre of the principal square of Novafeltria there is a sandstone fountain, which…

Miniera

An interesting residential district for the mining workforce. Built in the late 19th century, the recreational…

Municipal library

Historical record indicates that the building was erected between 1936 and 1942 to perform the…

Oratory of Santa Marina

Situated at the top of steep steps, highlighting how it is almost grafted onto the rocky…

Palazzo Cappelli at Secchiano

Palazzo Cappelli is owned by the municipality since 60s. Its original structure dates back to…

Palazzo Lombardini in Novafeltria

Between 19th and 20th century the wealthy family commissioned this massive and charming building to…

Palazzo Segni (Town Hall of Novafeltria)

An elegant 17th-century building with a portico and three floors, it was the summer residence of…

Parish Church of Santa Maria in Vico at Secchiano

Its origin dates back before the year 1000 even if its actual appearance is due…

Perticara

Thanks to Mounts Perticara, Pincio and Aquilone this village, inhabited as early as the Iron Age,…

Romanesque church of San Pietro in Culto in Novafeltria

This is a very ancient Romanesque church, which origin can be dated back to 9th…

Sartiano

Sartiano is a very characteristic village, which offers an breathtaking view of the valley. The…

Social Theatre

Built in the 20th century it has Liberty accents with a fastigium with pinnacles on the…

Sulphur, Perticara’s mining history museum

Sulphur, Perticara's mining history museum, is one of the first significant examples of industrial archeology…

Torricella

This fortified mediaeval village reveals its past starting with the prehistoric sacrificial altar. A little further…

Uffogliano

Although largely destroyed, the ancient castle can still be entered via a mediaeval road cut out…

Village of Ca’ Rosello

Ca' Rosello is a very small village that in the past formed the town of…