| The Agriturismo is
called after the Mountain Frontino, which marks the boundary of the
farm. The farm resort accommodates guests into two rural homes
arising on the left bank of the River Candigliano. The more ancient
one is called "Ca Tofano" and dates back to the 17th century; the
second house: "La Biagina" is more recent. Both the two rural homes
arise in a beautiful wood of 80 hectares and they have been
redecorated in respect of the original building materials, rooms and
volumes.
This place boasts an important past too. In fact, according to
what the historian Delio Bischi says, during the upper Middle Ages,
the Mountain Frontino and its castle with the hexagonal fortress had
a very important position because they were a defensive stronghold
of the Corridor that connected Ravenna, Urbino, Gubbio and Rome
during the Byzantine-Longobard war.
The Castle was an important stronghold, so much that Sebastiano
Macci mentioned the fortress and its very strategic position in "De
istoria" (- 4th book - Venice MDCXIII). He wrote "... Di fronte
si vede Frontino, Castello ora non spregevole e un tempo baluardo
fortificatissimo in un altissimo colle separato dall'Appennino,
luogo eccellentissimo..."
There are other historical documents about the castle; for
example, in the end of the 18th century, the Bishop of Urbino wrote
a report about the destruction of Frontino, thus testifying its
importance
Owing to its special nature, this place is unsuitable for
children. |