Churches
Monastery of Santa Chiara
In the narrow street of St. Claire there is the former monastery of Santa Chiara, now headquarter of the High Institute for Art Industries. The architecture of the monastery is thought to be by Francesco… read more Monastery of Santa Chiara
Church of San Bernardino
Not far from Urbino, in the east, the church of San Bernardino degli Zoccolanti, deserves attention, almost certainly designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, in Renaissance style, chosen as Mausoleum by Federico da Montefeltro. It… read more Church of San Bernardino
Church of Santo Spirito
The Church of Santo Spirito, located in Via Bramante, dates back to 1554, while the Confraternity of the Holy Spirit was established in the fourteenth century and suppressed in 1729. You enter the church through… read more Church of Santo Spirito
Church of St. Francis
The Church of St. Francis is the most popular church of Urbino. Its origin dates back to the first moments of Western monasticism. It was a Benedictine abbey before it became a Franciscan church in… read more Church of St. Francis
St. Joseph’s Oratory
St. Joseph Confraternity dates back to the early 1500 thanks to the Franciscan Father Girolamo Recalchi from Verona. Granted by Duke Guidubaldo and Duchess Elisabetta Gonzaga, the building was begun in 1503 and completed in… read more St. Joseph’s Oratory