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Fano
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Fano is a town and comune of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort 12 kilometers away southeast from Pesaro and is located where the Via Flaminia reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is an ancient town of Marche and was known as Fanum Fortunae after a temple of Fortunae. Fano’s first mention in history was from the year 49 Before Christ, when Julius Caesar held it with Pisaurum and Ancona. Caesar Augustus established a colony and built a wall, which remain partially. Augustus also built an arch at the entrance to the town and is still standing.
Fano was ruined by Vitiges' Ostrogoths in 538 CE, Common Era and was rebuilt by the Byzantines. It became the capital of the maritime Pentapolis that included Rimini, Pesaro, Senigallia and Ancona. In 754, it was donated to the Popes by the Frank kings. The Malatesta became lords of the city in 1356 with Galeotto I Malatesta, which was a vicar of the Popes. In 1463, the city was besieged by Papal troops under Federico III da Montefeltro, and returned to Papal. It later was a shortly lived state of Cesare Borgia and a part of the duchy of the Della Roveres in the Marche.
Fano, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times.
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