📜 A stunning Renaissance cathedral in Rimini, Italy, originally a 13th-century Gothic Franciscan church.
🏛️ Famously rebuilt by Sigismondo Malatesta and designed by Leon Battista Alberti, it serves as a unique personal mausoleum.
✨ Witness a pivotal example of early Renaissance architecture, celebrated for its stylistic rigor and purity.
🎨 Admire masterpieces by Renaissance artists, including Agostino di Duccio, Piero della Francesca, and a Giotto crucifix from 1308-1312.
👑 Explore the intended personal mausoleum of Sigismondo Malatesta and his mistress Isotta degli Atti, also housing the sarcophagus of Greek philosopher George Gemistos Plethon.
🌍 Visit a site granted the title of Basilica minor by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
🚧 The grand dome planned by Alberti was never constructed, leaving the upper facade unfinished.
💰 Entry is free.
🕒 Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Sunday: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM