Ascoli Piceno is a picturesque town in central Italy, famous for its central square, Piazza del Popolo, an elegant Renaissance square with travertine paving and the magnificent 13th-century Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo, a palace built over Roman ruins from the unification of three medieval buildings. Known as the “Living Room of Italy”, Piazza del Popolo is where the heart of the historic center beats and its best open-air monument.
A must-see of the city is the Civic Picture Gallery, decorated with Murano glass chandeliers, displays paintings by Titian and Carlo Crivelli. Nearby is the Cathedral of St. Emidio, with a crypt featuring elaborate mosaics.
The romantic street Rua delle Stelle (road of stars) in the historic center of Ascoli Piceno keeps traces of the medieval history of the city. Rua delle Stelle is perhaps the most evocative road in Ascoli Piceno that runs along a shore of the river Tronto. It passes through the Porta di Borgo Solesta and the medieval district of Porta Romana.
One of the peculiarities in Ascoli Piceno is the Roman Theater, a place that whispers the history of the city from the Roman era. Last but not least, Porta Romana is Ascoli’s most wonderful set of Roman and medieval ruins.
Marche is one of the twenty regions of Italy, located at its center. The region stretches for around 100 miles along the Adriatic coast. Marche is a relatively undiscovered land of Italy with respect to the better known Tuscany and other regions. Well known for its shoemaking tradition this place is a hidden gem!
The birthplace of the Roman Empire and Renaissance, Italy, showcases many of the world’s greatest artworks, architectural buildings and over the top gastronomical proposals. This is the country where the word “style” expresses the whole nation. Italy has more Unesco World Heritage cultural sites than any other country; among them are Botticelli’s Birth of Venus and Primavera, Michelangelo’s David and Sistine Chapel and da Vinci’s The Last Supper.
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