Sant'Ubaldo Church and Convent of the Girolimini Madonna del Porto Santa Maria delle Grazie Pieve di Ginestreto Pieve di Santo Stefano Santa Veneranda Sacred Grove of Lucus Pisaurensis, pre-Roman era sacerdotal lucus Cultural events and attractions The Pesaro film festival (Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema) has taken place in Pesaro since 1965. Rossini Opera Festival has taken place every summer since 1980 in Pesaro, home as well as the Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" founded with a legacy from the composer. Pesaro hosts the home games of Victoria Libertas basketball team, better known across Europe as Scavolini Pesaro. Adriatic Arena: third biggest Italian indoor arena behind Mediolanum Forum in Milan and PalaLottomatica in Rome. Notable people Anna Maria Alberghetti (born 1936), singer and actress Massimo Ambrosini (born 1977), footballer Pasquale Bini (1716–1770), violinist Antonello Bonci, neuroscientist Francesco Braschi (born 2004), racing driver Matilde Leonardi, neurologist and paediatrician Filippo Magnini (born 1982), swimmer Cristiano Mozzati, drummer for Lacuna Coil Luca Nardi, professional tennis player Riz Ortolani (1926–2014), film composer Angelo Romani (1934–2003), Olympic swimmer Graziano Rossi (born 1954), motorcycle racer and father of Valentino Rossi Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792–1868), composer Giovanni Sforza, condottiero and first husband of Lucrezia Borgia Renata Tebaldi, operatic soprano Roberto Burioni, physician and professor of microbiology and virology Gianni Morbidelli, Formula One driver International relations Twin towns – sister cities Pesaro is twinned with: Nanterre, France Ljubljana, Slovenia Watford, United Kingdom Qinhuangdao, China Rafah, Palestine Keita, Niger Reșița, Romania Kakegawa, Japan Partnership Rovinj, Croatia See also Pesaro railway station Alessandro Sforza Lucus Pisaurensis Votive Stones of Pesaro Costanzo Sforza Romagna Pesaro Angels References External links Official website Coastal towns in the Marche Duchy of the Pentapolis Roman sites of the Marche 184 BC 180s BC establishments Populated places established in the 2nd century BC Castles in Italy