Montegridolfo

Right on the ridge that divides Romagna from the Marche, this small walled village was rebuilt in 1337–39 by Malatesta il Guastafamiglia, after a cousin allied with the Montefeltro had destroyed it. Its rectangular ring of walls, entered through a single gate tower, still encloses restored lanes of small houses. In 1944 the front ran through here, a story told in the Museum of the Gothic Line.

Highlights

• The Malatesta walls and gate tower, enclosing the old village intact
• San Rocco church, outside the walls, with an early altarpiece by Guido Cagnacci
• Museum of the Gothic Line, with weapons and wartime propaganda prints
• L'olio novello in tavola, an olive oil contest on December's first Sunday
• Costumed Via Crucis winding through the castle lanes on Good Friday

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.