Arquata del Tronto is the only european town situated within two different national nature reserves...
Arquata del Tronto is the only european town situated within two different national nature reserves...
ito Livio, the latin historian, tells about the healing properties of the sulphureous water of Acquasanta Terme in his works, underlining its uniqueness and effectiveness even compared to the most famous one of Toscana.
From Cupra Marittima we head south and, following the SS16 we pass through Grottammare and San Benedetto del Tronto.
Starting from Cupra Marittima and heading north, turn left immediately to take the SP91 Menocchia Valley
Near Falerone, in the 1960s, some archaeological exavation dug up some ruins of an ancient necropolis...
Some historical notes make us believe that the town Montefalcone dates back to 705 AD, when the “Curtis Montis Falconis” was assigned to the Farfense monks.
The town of Cossignano lies on the top of a hill and it is surrounded by a medieval city wall, where nowadays still stands the big tower of San Giorgio (XIV century) with its Gothic door.
Fermo has a great history, dating back to 264 A.C., it was a roman settlement and its structure shows four levels.
What makes Acquaviva Picena a peculiar town is doubtless its fortress, an interesting majestic fourteenth-century hill fort, worthy of many other beautiful ones in Italy.
The italian writer Piovene wrote that Campofilone is a town situated in an ideal geographical position, where see, country and wild hills come across creating a rare wonderful scenary.