Casa Museo Sandro Colarieti

About the museum

The house museum is housed in an old dwelling in the historic centre of Casteldelci, in the upper Valmarecchia. The collection documents human presence in the area since the Palaeolithic, with flaked stones and arrowheads, and the rural settlements of the imperial age through grave goods, pottery, oil lamps, bronze objects, loom weights and coins.

Among the more curious finds are the imprint of a hobnailed sandal on a roof tile before firing, and a glirarium, the terracotta container in which dormice were kept.

Alongside the archaeological sections, new sections have been added on the recent history of the valley, with particular attention to the Second World War and the massacres of April–July 1944, above all the Fragheto massacre (strage di Fragheto). The route, housed on the piano nobile and the floor above, is multimedia and emotional: it uses sound, projections on the walls, documents, photographs and period objects, and a timeline drawn along the stairs.

Highlights

• Archaeological finds from the Palaeolithic to the imperial age
• Roman glirarium and roof tile with sandal imprint
• Multimedia route on the Second World War
• Section dedicated to the Fragheto massacre
• Historic documents viewable in the wall cupboards

Operated by

Comune di Casteldelci

Visitors per year

approx. 540

Admission & discounts

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

From Verghereto/E45: exit Canili, provincial road 38 past Balze di Verghereto, then towards Casteldelci. From Rimini: SP 258 Marecchiese as far as Pontemessa di Pennabilli, then SP 91 to Casteldelci.

Amenities & dining

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