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 small town Montegallo lies at the foot of the Vettore mountain.

The historical origins of Comunanza town are very old and they are closely related to the tradition of a powerful fortress nearby: Monte Pasillo.

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.

Starting from Piazza della Libertà continue north along the SS16 for 1.2 km and turn left at the crossroads with the SP91, which leads to the countries of Montefiore and Carassai

L’impianto della città medievale ascolana è caratterizzato dalla presenza di numerosi luoghi di culto legati alla crescita della popolazione che in età comunale si trasferì in città, dalle campagne, per intraprendere attività artigianali e commerciali.

Castignano is a small town propped up by a huge wall, with a Romanesque tower.

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.

Situated about 15 kilometers away from the sea, in the Middle Ages Carassai was called “Castrum Guardiae”, but people used to call it “Carrascale” or “Carnassale”.

This is a quite hard and long path suitable for well-trained bikers.

Arquata del Tronto is the only european town situated within two different national nature reserves...