Since 2003 certified as one of “the most beautiful Italian towns”, this charming medieval village sits on top of five different hills.

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.

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”.

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.

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

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.

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

The italian writer Piovene wrote that Campofilone is a town situated in an ideal geographical position, where see, country and wild hills come across creating a rare wonderful scenary.

The town of Spinetoli, with its old centre dating back to the XIII century, lies on a nice hill in the area of Piceno.

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

Leaving from Cupra Marittima and following the road south until Grottammare and here at the traffic lights turn the first right and we take the SP23 cuprense.

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.