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

L’itinerario si sviluppa interamente su strade asfaltate; costeggia per buona parte il torrente Tesino, e non presenta saliscendi con sensibili dislivelli altimetrici.

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

Starting from Cupra Marittima and heading north, turn left immediately to take the SP91 Menocchia Valley

Il placido percorso tra le palme e la macchia mediterranea è quanto di meglio offre al cicloturista questo tratto della costa marchigiana meglio nota come “ Riviera delle Palme “.

Offida has won the award as one of the “Most beautiful Italian towns”. The Rocca dominates the town from above: a fortress featuring two cylindrical towers of special beauty.

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.

The urban settlement of Force occurred thanks to the populations of the near valleys, that were looking for a safe place in which refuge, to escape the barbaric invasions that devastated the whole area in the V century d.C.

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.

Grottammare is a nice town of the “Riviera delle Palme”, situated in an enviable geographical position, near a wonderful valley; each year many tourists choose it in summer as preferred location.

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.