The most beautiful village in Italy: Offida

The most beautiful village in Italy: Offida

The route is dedicated to one of the most beautiful villages in Italy in the Piceno territory: Offida MEETING POINT: Lacemakers’ Square DURATION: 3 hours, half day   TRANSPORT: walking route Extra costs could be expected to enter into some sites NOTES: The route...
The Romanesque treasures in travertine stone

The Romanesque treasures in travertine stone

  MEETING POINT: Arringo Square or De Gasperi Sreet DURATION: 2 hours, half day   TRANSPORT: walking route ACCESSIBILITY: some churches aren’t accessible for the presence of architectural barriers The Romanesque churches are opened upon request. There are...
Grottammare

Grottammare

Would you like combine a relaxing sojourn in the Adriatic coast with the art and the hisory of the Piceno territory? Read here.. MEETING POINT: S. Pio Square DURATION: 3 hours, half day  TRANSPORT: walking route, bus or car for long travelling Extra costs could be...
Civitella del Tronto and its Fortress

Civitella del Tronto and its Fortress

MEETING POINT: To be defiined DURATION: 2 and half hours  TRANSPORT: walking route and public transport NOTES: The route could be changed according yours demands At the border between Marche and Abruzzi Regions, Civitella del Tronto is one of the most beautiful...
The Castles of Tronto Valley

The Castles of Tronto Valley

The route is dedicated to the principal and suggestive fortresses of the Piceno territory: Arquata del Tronto, Castel di Luco, Acquaviva Picena. MEETING POINT: Arringo Square or De Gasperi Sreet DURATION: 6 hours, full day   TRANSPORT: walking route, bus or car for...
Ascoli Piceno…in the evening

Ascoli Piceno…in the evening

We recommend you a suggestive tour of the historical center of Ascoli Piceno in the evening..the beauty of the travertine stone strikes you in the evening too because Ascoli Piceno is an amazing town..it is a beautiful town especially in the evening MEETING POINT:...
The Roman period

The Roman period

  MEETING POINT: Arringo Square or De Gasperi Sreet DURATION: 2 hours, half day   TRANSPORT: walking route ACCESSIBILITY: the Roman bridge isn’t accessible for the presence of architectural barriers NOTES: The route could be changed according yours...
The Langobard period

The Langobard period

MEETING POINT: De Gasperi Street DURATION: 6 hours, full day   TRANSPORT: walking route bus or car for long travelling ACCESSIBILITY: some sites aren’t accessible for the presence of architectural barriers Extra costs could be expected to enter into some sites...
The Renaissance period

The Renaissance period

MEETING POINT: Arringo Square or De Gasperi Street DURATION: 2 hours, half day   TRANSPORT: walking route Extra costs could be expected to enter into some sites NOTES: The route could be changed according yours demands The route starts in Arringo Square: here we are...
The Baroque period

The Baroque period

MEETING POINT: Arringo Square or De Gasperi Street DURATION: 2 hours, half day   TRANSPORT: walking route Extra costs could be expected to enter into some sites NOTES: The route could be changed according yours demands The route starts in Arringo Square where you can...
The Ascolan majolica

The Ascolan majolica

This tour is dedicated to an excellence of Ascoli Piceno: the Ascolan majolica   MEETING POINT: Arringo Square or De Gasperi Street DURATION: 6 hours, full day  TRANSPORT: walking route Extra costs could be expected to enter into some sites NOTES: The route could...
S. Francis from Assisi in Ascoli Piceno

S. Francis from Assisi in Ascoli Piceno

During the Medieval period Ascoli Piceo was an important Franciscan center: the first Franciscan Pope in the history was Gerolamo from Ascoli, Pope Niccolò IV…in this route you can discover the places of the town where S. Francis preached. After the...
Historical Theaters

Historical Theaters

In the Piceno territory the economic development allowed the construction of historical theaters in small and big towns during the XVIII century. The theaters became meeting places for the nobility and the middle class. The route starts in Ascoli Piceno where you can...
Liberty style in the Piceno territory

Liberty style in the Piceno territory

Between the end of the XIX century and the beginning of the XX century the refined Liberty style was diffused in this territory; this style is so typical of the middle class in that period. The route starts in Ascoli Piceno and it passes through some villages of the...
Rosso Piceno tour

Rosso Piceno tour

In this route you can visit medieval villages where you can taste the Rosso Piceno Superiore wine: Offida, Ripatransone, Acquaviva Picena, S. Benedetto del Tronto.   MEETING POINT: De Gasperi Street, Ascoli Piceno DURATION: 6 hours, full day   TRANSPORT: walking...
Villages on the sea

Villages on the sea

The route is dedicated to the two medieval villages along the Adriatic coast: Grottammare and Cupra Marittima MEETING POINT: S. Pio Square DURATION: 6 hours, full day  TRANSPORT: walking route, bus or car for long travelling Extra costs could be expected to enter into...
Calanchi’s landscape

Calanchi’s landscape

The route is dedicated to the principal villages in the suggesting calanchi’s landscape. The calanchi were created by the erosion of water. The route includes some beautiful medieval villages: Montalto delle Marche, Patrignone, Carassai, Ripatransone, Montefiore dell’...
Municipal Art Gallery

Municipal Art Gallery

The Municipal Art Gallery is situated in the Town Hall, Arengo Palace, and it is considered one of the most important museums in Marche Region, second only to the National Art Gallery of Urbino. It was instituted in 1861 with the transfer of works of art from the...
Diocesan Museum

Diocesan Museum

The Diocesan Museum was opened to the public in 1961 with the aim to collect and exhibit works of sacred art coming from all over the territory of Ascoli Diocese, in order to protect them, to highlight their artistic value and, sometimes, to save them from the risk of...
Museum of the Early Middle Ages

Museum of the Early Middle Ages

The museum is located in the wonderful site of Malatesta Fortress; at the beginning, in the XIV century, the fortress was built by Galeotto Malatesta, Lord of Rimini. Then, the architect Antonio da Sangallo, the Younger, was appointed by Pope Paul III Farnese to erect...
Museums of the Papal paper mill

Museums of the Papal paper mill

  The Papal paper mill is located on the right side of Castellano river, one of the two rivers in Ascoli Piceno. Since the VIII century the hydraulic energy of the Castellano river was exploited to move the mills and fulling-mills that made up an industrial...
Archeological Museum

Archeological Museum

The Archeological Museum is situated in Arringo Square, in Panichi Palace. The building was erected on the pre-existences of the XIII-XIV centuries. It assumed its current aspect in the XVI century; the palace was built thanks to Giovanni Maria Spinola. It became a...