San Clemente rises from the first hills of the Adriatic Riviera. Its name refers to a famous son of this village a bishop of Rome. The first historical news on Castrum Sancti Clementis dates back to 962 when Ottone I, Sacred Roman Emperor, dlivered it to the Earl of Carpegna. In the 12th Century, it was conquered by the Malatesta who reigned here until 1504. In 1508, the Papal State assigned it to Rimini. The imposing Malatesta walls still enclose the historical centre and Castelleale complex. This complex, a few kilometres from the centre, was built in 1388 and is a rare example of a large fortified farm and villa, ordered by Leale Malatesta. The parish church was designed by Luigi Poletti, a famous architect of the Pope, and also author of the Rimini Theatre. This church houses a painting of the Sacred Family by Giovan Battista from the 18th Century. The church built in 1834 is architecturally remarkable for its single aisle adorned by columns. In 1842, San Clemente saw the birth of Giustimiano Villa, dialect poet and exceptional singer of Zirudéle about the peasants’ world and its miseries. The small town has dedicated a monument to him by the Sculptor Umberto Corsucci.