Montemonaco, situated in the heart of the National Park of the Sibillini mountains.

It is believed that the first form of urban settlement that eventually gave rise to the town of Montegiorgio existed since prehistoric times.

Leaving Piazza della Libertà we head north for 190 m, cross the bridge, turn left onto the road along the river Sant'Egidio, via E. Ruzzi.

Montedinove rises on the top of a hill, between the fertil valleys that come along with the rivers Aso and Tesino without interruption to the Adriatic sea.

Montefortino is one of the cosiest and most appreciated summer tourist centre in the Monti Sibillini.

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”.

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.

L’itinerario percorre, per buona parte, la strada del ROSSO PICENO SUPERIORE, vino a denominazione di origine controllata(D.O.C.); nonchè alcuni tratti interessati al fenomeno calanchivo (CALANCHI).

Uno stupendo viaggio… Alcuni legittimi piaceri… Indispensabile tempo e giusta compagnia…

La strada scorre nuda in un anfiteatro di monti, che sentiamo premessa a qualcosa di inconsueto.

The origin of the name “Monsampolo” comes from the name of a Frankish knight, called “Monù de Saint Paul”.

Leaving Piazza della Libertà we head north for 190 m, cross the bridge, turn left onto the road along the river Sant'Egidio, via E. Ruzzi.