Ascoli, full of treasures, of art and charming views is a small town embedded between the mountains and the sea, shunning and jealous of its beauties. This town, proud of its past, which dates back to the times of the Piceni, a proud Italic people who strongly resisted and opposed Rome???s predominance, is a small gem between the mountains and the sea, less that thirty minutes away by car from the mountains and from the coast. It is beautiful to lose your way amongst the small ???Rue??? in discovery of the town, walking in the confined space between two rivers. You will discover that after one church, there is another and then a convent, an abbey, a bell tower, an inscription, a tower, a bridge, a ruin, a wall, an engraved stone, and after a rua yet another one. The romanesque style mingles with the baroque, the renaissance with the Gothic. The town centre is a heart full of shops, taverns, handicrafts shops, rich in history and traditions. Then suddenly, springing out from a small street, you will find yourselves blinded by the magnificent Piazza del Popolo where resting against the 13th century Palazzo dei Capitani you will find Caff?? Meletti, a historic place famous for its anisette, gleaming with its golds and Art Nouveau decorations. In the square, on the first Sunday of August, the Quintana is held, Ascoli???s palio, with over one thousand walk-on figures dressed up in medieval costumes, wno parade through the centre and then, divided into districts, fight each other to earn the painted palio. But Ascoli is also a junction for picturesque trips in its province, to visit rocks found on hill tops or the splendid towns, near the coast, from Fermo to Loreto. Of great charm, and not only in winter, is a visit to the Sibylline Mounts, mysterious and apparently impenetrable. They too hold art treasures and the views of the landscapes are unforgettable.
Areas served : Ascoli Piceno Marche IT