Furla gorge is located on the ancient Roman road Via Flaminia in the Italian region of Marche. This road once connected the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas. Needless gorge formed by the river Kandilyano, a tributary of the Metauro, between the mountains Pietralata (889 m) and Paganuchchio (976 m), from 2001, the year is included in the territory of the nature reserve of the same name.

On the orders of the Roman emperor Vespasian here was broken tunnel to facilitate the passage of the Via Flaminia in the narrowest part of the gorge. Hence, by the way, it was his name - the Latin word "forulum" means "little hole". Near Furla is a similar one, but a smaller passageway made during the Etruscans.

Tunnel 38 has Furla, 3 meters in length and 5, 95 meters in height. In times of gothic wars in the 6th century king of Ostrogoths Totila he ordered strengthen pass, but his troops were driven out by the Roman general Belizar. Between the 570 th and 578 th year of the passage took the Lombards, who destroyed the fortifications.

In 1930, on the slopes of Mount Pietralata was cut profile of the Italian ruler Benito Mussolini, who later, during the Second World War destroyed the guerrillas. And in the 1980s, the automobile traffic Furla gorge was blocked construction of two high-speed tunnels.

With regard to the nature reserve "Gola di Furla", located in the province of Pesaro, 35 km from the town of Fano, it is a paradise for nature lovers and fans of active recreation. Its territory has preserved traces of the Etruscans and Romans - the massive defensive walls, built of stone and tunnels. The landscape of the reserve is very impressive and beautiful. The slopes of the mountains Pietralata and Paganuchchio like "lick" Kandilyano waters of the river, towering hundreds of meters above a small lake with a greenish water and Furla gorge itself, creating one of the most attractive landscapes of central Italy. Not far from the above-mentioned tunnel is an ancient abbey of San Vincenzo, also known as Peter Pertuza - it was built in the 9th century. A little further on is a more modern Peling temple, built in 1820, the year.

Within the reserve there are two settlements, through which pass all the hiking trails. One of them - Acqualagna, a small town with 4 thousand inhabitants, famous for its truffles - the most valuable in Italy. They mined here since time immemorial - currently about 2/3 of truffles, produced in Italy, accounted for Acqualagna. In addition, the city and its environs worth seeing a so-called fortress Kandilyano - long viaduct dating back Roman times, the ruins of the ancient Via Flaminia road and the same tunnel, built by Emperor Vespasian in 76 AD, the year

The second interesting city - Fossombrone. It is situated between the plain and the hills in the valley of the river Metauro. On top of the hill of Sant Aldebrando the ruins of the fortress Malatesta, and immediately beneath them located Cittadella - the heart of the modern city, with its magnificent ancient palaces, churches with steeples and huge Corte Alta dei Montefeltro.

Throughout the reserve "Gola di Furla" laid a lot of hiking trails, introducing the history, culture and natural wealth of these places. During the trip, you can also visit the surrounding towns Apekkio, Calla, and Pobbiko Kantiano, retained a cozy atmosphere of the past.