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”.
Ascoli Piceno is also known as “the city of a hundred towers” and it is doubtless one of the most beautiful one in the region.
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).
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.
L’itinerario si sviluppa lungo strade asfaltate a scarso traffico veicolare, salvo poche eccezioni per gli inevitabili attraversamenti di vie di maggiore comunicazione
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.
The old town centre of Monteprandone maintains intact its old walls and typical alleys. San Giacomo della Marca (1393-1476) and the painter Carlo Allegretti (1555-1622) were born here.
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 historical origins of Comunanza town are very old and they are closely related to the tradition of a powerful fortress nearby: Monte Pasillo.
Starting from Piazza della Libertà we head north for about 190m and just crossed the bridge along the SS16 turn left onto the paved road that follows the river Sant Egidio...