The Palazzo Ducale - Urbino's main claim to fame is absolutely huge and towers over the countryside ... like a Palace.. which, of course, it is.
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The view out over the countryside from the hilltop that is Urbino.
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Me at the water fountain... which unusually doubles as a Goldfish Pond!!
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Ross in one of the narrow streets.. framed in the ornate brickwork around the door.
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Raphael lived here for the first 16 years of his life and this monument is in his honour.
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