Life in Le Marche: Urbino

This picture portraits Urbino. Urbino is our masterpiece, so nice, so beautiful and so special that it might look unlike Le Marche. The point is that Urbino has been dominated by the Dukes of Montefeltro, whereas other towns of Le Marche didn't have such a big family based in the town. That's why Urbino has more things in common with Mantua, or Ferrara, than with - say - Ancona, Fermo or Ascoli Piceno. However, Urbino is felt as "our" town because of the university, which represents, together with Macerata, Ancona and Camerino, one of the four educational poles of Le Marche. Full of students, so many - compared to the population - that Urbino wouldn't suffer a comparison with Bologna or Padua as a university town. Which is the main reason why the young "marchigiani" consider Urbino one of the best towns of Le Marche!