From Cupra Marittima we head south and, following the SS16 we pass through Grottammare and San Benedetto del Tronto.

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

At the foot of the Vettore mountain (1080 mt.), in the green heart of the national park of Sibillini Mountains, stands the village of Altino, the solitary and silent town centre belonging to the territory of Montemonaco.

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”.

Il grande massiccio dei Monti Sibillini (Giacomo Leopardi amava chiamarli “Monti Azzurri”) nasconde un segreto ...

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

Un percorso che segue le zone di produzione del Rosso Piceno Superiore

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.

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.

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...