{"id":290,"date":"2014-10-23T08:26:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T06:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=290"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:01:19","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T11:01:19","slug":"calanchis-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/calanchis-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Calanchi\u2019s landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"

The route is dedicated to the principal villages in the suggesting calanchi\u2019s landscape.<\/strong> The calanchi<\/strong> were created by the erosion of water. The route includes some beautiful medieval villages: Montalto delle Marche<\/strong>, Patrignone<\/strong>, Carassai<\/strong>, Ripatransone<\/strong>, Montefiore dell\u2019 Aso<\/strong>, Castignano<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

MEETING POINT:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Sisto V Square, Montalto delle Marche<\/em><\/p>\n

DURATION:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>6<\/em>\u00a0hours, full day \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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

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

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

The route starts in Montalto delle Marche<\/strong>; this village is linked to the Pope Sisto V<\/strong>: he was born in Grottammare and he studied in Montalto delle Marche where his family came from. Montalto delle Marche became the seat of the Diocese and capital of the same Presidato thanks to Pope Sisto V in 1586<\/strong>. The medieval arrangement was adapted to a new project: it was realized by the famous architect Domenico Fontana<\/strong>. Pope Sisto V died and this project didn’t realize. Montalto delle Marche is composed by two parts: the superior part is characterized by Umberto I<\/strong> Square<\/strong> with the monument dedicated to the architect Giuseppe Sacconi<\/strong>. In this square you can find the Preside<\/strong> Palace<\/strong> built thanks to Pope Sisto V in 1586, Orlandi House (XVI century)<\/strong> where Peretti Family<\/strong> (the Pope’s family) lived and the Baroque facade of the Church of S. Nicol\u00f2<\/strong>. Of great interest are the museums in the square: the Archeological Museum<\/strong>, the “Museum of the water, the earth and the canvas”<\/strong>, the Art Gallery.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The inferior part of the village is characterized by Sisto V Square<\/strong>: here we can find the Seminary<\/strong>, the Cathedral<\/strong> dedicated to the Assunta. The inferior part of the church conserves the Bishops’ tombs. In the Seminary you can visit the Sistine Museum<\/strong>, full of mastepieces: among them you can find the Reliquary<\/strong> donated to the Cathedral thanks to Sisto V in 1586; it is an extraordinary example of Parisian gold art<\/strong> in golden silver<\/strong>, varnishes<\/strong> and precious stones.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Not far from Montalto delle Marche you can find the Church of S. Agostino (XIII-XIV century)<\/strong>: it was part of a Benedictine complex. You can find the convent of S. Francis to the Fratte (XIII century)<\/strong>: once a medieval crucifix was here; today it is conserved in the Sistine Museum. Of great interest, along Vaso Valley, is the mill-tower<\/strong> called “The mill of Sisto V” (XVI century)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t