Ripatransone is one of the oldest and most suggestive centres of Piceno. Because of the wonderful sight you can enjoy from the Belvedere within San Nicolò hill, the city is also known as “Belvedere del Piceno”.

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).

Un percorso che abbraccia tutto l'entroterra della provincia

Near Falerone, in the 1960s, some archaeological exavation dug up some ruins of an ancient necropolis...

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.

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

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

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.

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