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Province of Pesaro-Urbino<br />
MERCATINO CONCA<br />
Inhabitants1112<br />
Altitude 275 m ASL<br />
Surface 14,48 sq km<br />
Distance<br />
from Pesaro 45 km<br />
from Urbino 35 km<br />
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Town hall:<br />
Phone: +39 0541.970145<br />
Mountain Community<br />
Phone: +39 0722.727003-4<br />
+39 0722.728233<br />
www.comune.<br />
mercatinoconca.pu.it<br />
comune.mercatino@provincia.ps.it<br />
WHERE TO STAY<br />
HOTELS l<br />
CAMPSITES<br />
HOLIDAY <strong>VILLAGES</strong><br />
COUNTRY HOUSES<br />
APARTMENT RENTALS<br />
ROOMS TO RENT<br />
FARM HOLIDAYS l<br />
BED & BREAKFAST<br />
CARAVAN SITES<br />
YOUTH HOSTELS<br />
MOUNTAIN DEWS<br />
In the Middle Ages Mercatino<br />
Conca was owned by the<br />
Malatesta family. The old Castle,<br />
known since 1272 as Pian<br />
di Castello, was destroyed in<br />
1462 by Federico da Montefeltro,<br />
who assaulted it with his<br />
troops.<br />
The Montefeltro family and<br />
than the Della Rovere family<br />
ruled over it during centuries,<br />
but also afterwards the village<br />
kept being strongly affected by<br />
the vicissitudes of the Dukedom<br />
of Urbino.<br />
Thanks to its strategic location,<br />
the village has been always<br />
scene of trades and commercial<br />
dealings, as the name itself<br />
confirm.<br />
WORTH VISITING<br />
Mercatino Conca, located in<br />
the Conca Mid-valley, at the<br />
merging point with Rio Tassona,<br />
is a strategic point in the<br />
communication net of the<br />
whole valley, as the impressive<br />
bridge, built on six archways,<br />
evidences. Town buildings<br />
mostly stand close to each other<br />
on the leftside of the wide<br />
and pebbly river bank.<br />
SOMETHING MORE TO<br />
DISCOVER<br />
The territory is a very suitable<br />
area for wild boar hunting.<br />
In the big Good Friday fair, the<br />
Fair of St. Ubaldo, as well as<br />
during the weekly market, held<br />
each Friday morning, the town<br />
revives its century-old trade<br />
tradition.<br />
WORTH TASTING<br />
Local specialities are fusilli<br />
with ricotta-cheese, wild boar<br />
a la Montefeltro, pigeons with<br />
chestnut stuffing, mutton a la<br />
“montanara”, stuffed mushroom<br />
caps, cheeses, salami<br />
and ham variety and Belmoro<br />
(typical cake).<br />
WORTH DISCOVERING<br />
A naturalistic route, provided<br />
with relax areas, connects the<br />
Conca and the Foglia Valleys.<br />
DON’T MISS OUT<br />
Fiera del Venerdì Santo (Good<br />
Friday Fair); Fiera di Sant’Ubaldo<br />
(Fair of St. Ubaldo) -<br />
16 th May; Festa dell’ospitalità<br />
e Sagra del raviolo (Hospitality<br />
and ravioli Festivals) - Sunday<br />
after the 15 th of August.<br />
MERCATINO CONCA<br />
URBINO<br />
PESARO<br />
ANCONA<br />
MACERATA<br />
FERMO<br />
ASCOLI PICENO<br />
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