Pesaro is a town of 95,270 inhabitants in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche, Italy. It is the capital of its province.
The municipality covers 152.44 km², with a density of 625 inhabitants per km².
The nearest airport is Rimini (RMI), about 27 km away as the crow flies. Read our guide to the airport.
Since 1 January 2020 the municipality also includes the territory of the former municipality of Monteciccardo.
Things to see in Pesaro
Rossini's seaside city
Pesaro, on the northern coast of the Marche, is a relaxed seaside town with a Renaissance heart, the birthplace of Gioachino Rossini and a UNESCO Creative City of Music. It was Italian Capital of Culture in 2024.
What to see
Piazza del Popolo is dominated by the Palazzo Ducale of the Della Rovere. Rossini's birthplace and the Teatro Rossini host the summer Rossini Opera Festival, one of the most important in the world. The Musei Civici have a fine ceramics collection and a Giovanni Bellini altarpiece. On the seafront, Arnaldo Pomodoro's bronze Sfera Grande is a symbol of the city, and Villa Imperiale stands on the hill of San Bartolo.
Food
Brodetto alla pesarese, fish soups, passatelli, crescia sfogliata flatbread and the Bianchello del Metauro wine.
Around Pesaro
The Monte San Bartolo Park, with cliffs and coves, Gradara castle, Fano with its Roman arch, and Urbino, the ideal Renaissance city and co-capital of the province, 40 minutes inland. Rimini airport is 40 minutes away and Ancona about an hour.
Pesaro on the map
Nearby towns
Where to stay in and around Pesaro
Tours and activities nearby
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