Historic Center of St. John in Galilee

In these places there has been the presence of man since Neolithic times and were inhabited by Villanovan populations: subsequently there were the Senoni Gauls, the Romans, and the Byzantines. The first major construction was the ancient parish church of San Giovanni in Galilee, which dates back to the 6th and 8th centuries, built one kilometer outside the town of San Giovanni in Galilee, whose remains, after an important restoration scientific and architectural can now be freely visited. In the historical center of S. Giovanni in Galilee, in addition to some parts of ancient walls there are the remains of the ancient fortress and the tower of Malatesta origin located on the square of the fortress. The mountain on which San Giovanni stands is in a strategic and dominant position, it is almost naturally a fortress that was once called Castelungo: there were two doors to the fort, in one of which was the main entrance of the castle , gothic door (called Portaccia) with a fortified house on it, unfortunately largely destroyed after the war events of 1944. The other door, still existing today, that a host the independent Municipality of S. Giovanni in Galilee, is now the seat of the Renzi Museum and Library, next to which stands the ancient bell tower of the community. A special visit deserves the cemetery of St. John in Galilee, built in the second half of 800 and object of restoration and expansion in recent years: the writer, poet and screenwriter Tonino Guerra described it as "flying carpet on the Montefeltro" dedicating a his poetry to a unique place for spirituality and panoramic visions.