Pesaro city of culture: the only place where there is always a queue in front of the entrance? At the Cathedral. Because it is not a stretch to say that since the reopening of the Cathedral, last May 29th, thousands of people have gone to see the mosaics. A continuous flow of tourists every day also because for the guides the Duomo has become one of the obligatory points of passage on the city’s cultural route. A success beyond expectations “and I wouldn’t be surprised by the fact that a couple of thousand people have already crossed the portal of the Cathedral – says the director of the Diocesan museum Filippo Alessandroni –. This is because there are so many people wandering around the city and this is not from today. The flow started in April and May. We must also add that entry is free. Are there any requests but for limited groups and this arises from the fact that we want to avoid damage to the mosaics themselves? even if we tend to favor school groups above all.” Then many also go to observe the fresco which is at the end of the left nave which was given to the hand of Giovanni Santi, Raphael’s father. Not only that but many also focus on the large fresco, entering on the right, dating back to 1400 “and of refined hand” which comes into the Cathedral from the church of the Misericordia, now closed next to the Geneva arch. An operation to valorise cultural heritage, the one carried out in the Cathedral which arrived thanks to the funds made available by the Scavolini Foundation.
Then since the day before yesterday, i.e. since Saturday, the discontent regarding the Church of the Name of God in via Petrucci was put to rest, an example of the highest level of Baroque with canvases by Pandolfi and with a replica of a painting by Barocci which was taken away from the church by Napoleon’s troops.
“Before, the church could only be visited on Saturdays and Sundays – continues Alessandroni – but from June 15th we have extended the opening hours because it is now accessible for visits from Thursday to Sunday from 10am to 1pm in the morning and from 4pm to 7pm every afternoon And I must say that there are many requests to go and visit this church. If you pay, the whole route linked to the diocesan museums costs 5 euros, 4 for the reduced price and then if you have the Pesaro-Card, the price drops to three. EUR”.
