{"id":286,"date":"2014-10-23T08:23:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T06:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=286"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:10:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T11:10:36","slug":"the-castles-of-tronto-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/the-castles-of-tronto-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"The Castles of Tronto Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

The route is dedicated to the principal and suggestive fortresses of the Piceno territory: Arquata del Tronto<\/strong>, Castel di Luco,\u00a0<\/strong>Acquaviva Picena.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

MEETING POINT:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Arringo Square or De Gasperi Sreet<\/em><\/p>\n

DURATION:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a06 hours, full day \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

TRANSPORT:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>walking route, bus or car for long travelling<\/em><\/p>\n

Extra costs could be expected to enter into some sites<\/p>\n

NOTES: The route could be changed according yours demands<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The route starts in Arquata del Tronto<\/strong>, a medieval village surrounded by two National Parks: The National Park<\/strong> of\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Sibillini Mountains<\/strong> and the National Park of Gran Sasso and Laga Mountains<\/strong>. Of great interest is S. Agata<\/strong> Gateway<\/strong>, the unique and surviving medieval gateway in the village; Arquata is full of medieval churches: among them we can find the Church of S. Annunziata<\/strong> which conserves a crucifix in wood of the XIII century. It is the most ancient statue in Marche Region. In the Church of S. Francis<\/strong> a copy of the Holy Shroud<\/strong> is conserved. The most important monument in Arquata is the Fortress (XIII-XV century)<\/strong>: it was built as a defensive building at the top of the village. The fortress is linked to the legend of the Queen Giovanna II D’Angi\u00f2<\/strong>, called “Crazy Giovanna”.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Fortress of Arquata, Ascoli Piceno<\/p><\/div>\n

Another beautiful village is Castel di Luco<\/strong> in the District of Acquasanta Terme, not far from Arquata. The castle is very ancient (year 1052<\/strong>) and it has a medieval appearance and an elliptical shape. In Castel di Luco village the visitor can find a suggestive atmosphere surrounded by woods.<\/em><\/p>\n

We are reaching\u00a0Ascoli Piceno<\/strong>, throughout the Salaria street. Here we are visiting\u00a0Malatesta Fortress<\/strong>; it was built in the XVI century by the architect Antonio da Sangallo the Younger<\/strong> thanks to Pope Paul III Farnese<\/strong>. Its name derives from the ancient fortress which was built by the tyrant Galeotto Malatesta from Rimini.<\/strong> Malatesta Fortress is a unique architecture: the building was built on a Renaissance church called the Church of S. Mary of the<\/strong> Lake.<\/strong> The church was built on the Roman thermal baths.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t