What is Pergola known for?

Only surviving group of Roman gilded bronze statues from antiquity, found at Cartoceto in 1946, two women, two riders and two horses from 50-30 BC. Città del Tartufo with three October weekends of the Mostra Mercato del Tartufo Bianco Pregiato, the second-largest white truffle fair in the Marche. Founded in 1234 by the people of Gubbio with the inhabitants of the surrounding castles, on older Roman ground along the Via Flaminia.

Pergola is a comune in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, Marche region of Italy, about 82 kilometers from Ancona.

Marche · Pesaro e Urbino

Pergola

A hill townin the upper Cesano valley, holding the only surviving group of Roman gilded bronze statues from antiquity.

82 km / 51 mi

Nearest hub (Ancona)

5,784

Population

Apr–Oct

Best time to visit

Recognised as

Why come

Pergola sitson a terrace at the confluence of the Cesano and the Cinisco, fifty-five kilometers from Ancona in the inland Apennines. The town was founded in 1234 by the people of Gubbio with inhabitants of the surrounding castles, raised on older Roman ground along the Via Flaminia. The defining find is the Bronzi Dorati da Cartoceto: hundreds of gilded bronze fragments unearthed in June and July 1946 at Santa Lucia di Calamello, in the frazione of Cartoceto, the only surviving group of Roman gilded bronze statues from antiquity. Reassembled into two standing women, two riders and two horses, the group dates to the late Republican period between 50 and 30 BC and is held in the Museo dei Bronzi Dorati, opened on 9 October 1999 in the fourteenth-century convent of San Giacomo. Pergola is also a Città del Tartufo, with the Mostra Mercato del Tartufo Bianco Pregiato running across three weekends in October.

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Known for

Museo dei Bronzi Dorati e della Città di Pergola
Opened 9 October 1999 in the fourteenth-century former convent of San Giacomo, holding the only surviving group of Roman gilded bronze statues, found at Cartoceto in 1946.
Bronzi Dorati da Cartoceto di Pergola
Two standing women, two riders and two horses in gilded bronze from the late Republican period, 50 to 30 BC, the only surviving group of its kind in the world.
Cattedrale di San Secondo
Pergola was a co-cathedral diocese until 1986; the cathedral on the central piazza holds works tied to the medieval and renaissance town.
Centro storico
Medieval centro storico founded 1234 by Gubbio settlers on the Cesano-Cinisco confluence, with later expansions through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries from tanning, dyeing and wood crafts.
Mostra Mercato del Tartufo Bianco Pregiato
Three October weekends of white truffle fair, the second-largest in the Marche after Acqualagna, with tasting stands across the centro storico.

When to visit

Best months · Apr–Oct

Best
Hot or crowded
Quiet
Mostly closed

April through June and September into October are the best months for Pergola. The Cesano valley turns green in spring, the white truffle woods open from late September, and the inland Apennine air stays clearer than the coast on summer days. July and August touch the high twenties at 265 meters, with the centro storico quietest through midday. The October truffle fair runs across three weekends and doubles the population. November through March is cold and damp from the river plain, with the Museo dei Bronzi Dorati on reduced winter hours and the surrounding hills given over to black truffle hunters. Snow is uncommon below 600 meters but possible on the high ridges.