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Porto
Recanati: Called “the living room of the sea” is a modern seaside resort where are well combined efficiency and tourist facilities with respect and care for the old maritime village. The area of old stained houses, recently stored and completely closed to traffic,
 overlook the seafront (more than one mile length). Porto Recanati has a large number of facilities for tourists and occasions for fun and relax: from nightclubs to cycle-line, as well as many cultural proposal, thanks to the artistic and naturalistic sites of recanati and Loreto. These factors in addiction to the high quality of the seawater marked Porto Recanati with Bandiera Blu award. Numerous traditional events contribute to render Porto Recanati a city even more pleasant. History: The southern part of Porto Recanati still preserves the remains of Potentia, a roman maritime colony founded in 184 a.C. and abandoned in V cent. d.C.; the nearby abbey of S. Maria was instead founded in the XII cent. The history of the actual city begins in the 1299, when Frederick II ordered the construction of a castle and of a port in between the two rivers Potenza e Aspio; the castle was completed in the XV cent. (then destroyed and rebuilt many times), while the big port remained always a utopia. In the XVI cent. the city changes its name to Porto Giulio, in honour to the Pope Giulio II - and during this period was built the church of the Banderuola, where in 1294 the Holy House made a halt in its translation into Italy. Always linked to the city of Recanati, Porto Recanati reached autonomy only in 1893. A note of interest goes to the Picture Gallery Moroni. The court of the castle hosts today the Arena dedicated to Beniamino Gigli, place of numerous events and manifestations. |
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Recanati:
In order to discover the town of Recanati you should start with the Leopardi Palace, the ancestral home of the Leopardi family and the birthplace of the poet. The residence is in Piazza Sabato del Villaggio. From Leopardi Palace you will pass through Cavour street  where there is the church of Sant'Agostino: its old tower was celebrated by Leopardi's poem "Passero Solitario". Moving on you'll arrive in Piazza Leopardi, the town's central piazza, where in the middle of the square is the monument dedicated to Leopardi; behind it, there is the Town Hall, where the Beniamino Gigli Museum is located. The museum is worth a visit: it holds stage costumes, numerous wings, neck ornaments , various footwear and photos of the great tenor born in Recanati.
From Piazza Leopardi, you can visit the new Civic Museum housed in the Villa Colloredo Mels. It preserves Recanati's greatest art treasure, a room with four of Lorenzo Lotto's finest paintings, including the most haunting Annunciation. |
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Loreto:
Loreto is a small centre but very important for spirituality and art. From the Middle Age, it was visited by Million faithful' pilgrimages every year. Its secret is enclosed in the sacred room of the Holy House. Already from far away we can recognize Loreto as a  City-Shrine. The church's dome and bell tower stand out over the compact cluster of buildings forming the old town, still encircled by the XVI century town walls and massive bastions. The origin of Loreto is linked with the legend of the transferral of Mary's House by angels in 1294. It arose as testimonial to a miracle. In a short time the town got a famous worship and a pilgrimage centre; in 1469, with the construction of the new fortress-church, ordered to defend the Holy House, Loreto started to develope.
Our itinerary explores the very heart of the city: piazza della Madonna. Parked your car outside the town walls, the main square can be reached from Corso Boccalini Main Street, from Sisto V street or from Porta Marina. The square, embellished by a XVII century fountain placed at its centre, is bordered to the east by the facade of the Basilica. The Basilica, between the late Gothic and the Renaissance style, is worth a visit. Inside the church, in the presbytery beneath the dome, is the Holy House. The walled "Chamber" of Our Lady in which Mary was born, was fostered and received the angelic annunciation, is protected by the Marble Screen: projected by Bramante, it preserves the Statue of the Blessed Virgin garbed in the traditional Dalmatian robe. Many of the most talented architects and artists of the Renaissance worked on the construction of the Basilica: Baccio Pontelli, Andrea Sansovino, Giuliano da Sangallo, Luca Signorelli, Pomarancio, Luigi Vanvitelli, Melozzo da Forlì. Art: A real anthology of sacred art: In Loreto we can find many masterpieces of architecture, sculpture, painting. The house of Mary is the inspiring centre of the Sanctuary heritage. The art is a Mary exalting. History: An ancient tradition reports that the Holy House of Loreto is the same room of the existing Madonna to Nazareth, in Galilea, and here Mary was born, she was educated and and received the angelic announcement.
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Ancona:
Ancona stands on an elbow shaped promontory, protecting the widest natural port of the middle Adriatic sea. The name itself of the town reminds its geographical position: ancon in Greek means \'elbow\' and this is the way the Greek people called it and founded the town in 387 b.C. The epithet with which Ancona is known is the Doric town. Ancona is on the top of a cliff, it has a centre rich of history and monuments and well preserved semi-urban parks. The historical districts, climbed on various hills, overlook on the port arch as if they were around a stage. From its port every year about one million travellers leave mainly towards Greece and Croatia; it is in fact the first Adriatic port thanks to the number of embarkations and one of the first for goods and fishing. centrale.
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The
Conero Riviera: The Marche lies on the eastern side of central Italy, between the Adriatic Sea and the high Apennine mountains. The capital of the region is Ancona; it is on the coast of central Marche. At the south end of Ancona is the Cònero Riviera, a unique part  of Adriatic Sea. There are four jewels on the Cònero Riviera: Portonovo, which should be seen in the sunlight in order to admire not only the spectacular broom flowers but also the magnificent Santa Maria, a fourteenth century Church; the top of Monte Cònero which offers breathtaking views and an ancient Abbey; Sirolo, small but magical, and beautiful both if seen from above or from the sea (especially the "Two Sisters" rocks); and finally Numana, a once famous city, where there remains an important Antiquarian and where the long, wide beaches attract large numbers of tourists. La
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Frasassi
caves:
The subterranean complex of the Frasassi Caves extend for 30 Km on 8 geological levels, being one of the largest and most fascinating subterranean routes in the world. The caves are situated in Genga (AN)
in the hearth of the Natural Park of Gola Rossa  and Frasassi. In a scenery rich in carved stalactites and stalagmites, small lakes of crystal-clear water, and suggestive alabaster spears, visitor can choose between the 1-hour easy visit or enjoy the emotion of the speleological visit (reservation needed). Under the supervision of the Frasassi Consortium the caves are constantly monitored to guarantee the correct conservation of the subterranean environment and of the rare fauna specimens that have found their ideal living setting in the caves.
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Urbino:
straordinaria,
Those who come to Urbino without knowing its history and its importance, find themselves before an extraordinary surprise, or, indeed, a miracle. n the midst f the spectacle of the hills
 along which the access road run, an enchanted palace, left untouched by the passing of time, appears suddenly: the Ducal Palace where is the most important museum of the city know as National Gallery of Marches, where are preserved works of art ranging from the 14th to the 17th century. However the gallery can above all boast the presence of some of the most significant masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. Urbino’s civil and religious buildings are the living testimony of the history of this city, such as the Church of S. Bernardino, Palazzetto Odasi, and Palazzo Passionei, the Church of Santo Spirito, San Francesco and San Domenico.
A marvellous aristocratic residence can be found in the 18th- century Palazzo Albani. Urbino has a long tradition of artistic handicrafts, which is well documented by its urban history, starting above all with the Renaissance. These are mainly small shops in the historical part of the city and workshops spread throughout the area where you can have a close-up of their ancient techniques, attend courses and buy items.
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Festival and
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Porto Recanati: Period: July and August.
Porto Recanati Festival Musical: Every summer the evocative Arena Gigli, contained the central Svevo Castle, is the frame to the “Porto Recanati Festival musical”. To the reach playbill take part interesting musical staged by the best music companies. Good part of the show is a regional exclusive or even a national preview of the play. The third week of August the Palio of S. Giovanni takes places every year within the festivity dedicated to the Saint of the town. Memebers of the seven quarter Perform a relay race along the town street where “crews of sciabbegotti” (dialectical name fot the fishers) have to carry fish in coffee (wickers baskets) taking as short a time as possible and paying attention not to lose their content.
Macerata: Period July and August.
Macerata Opera: The elegant Sferisterio, in an ancient time reserved to the game “gioco del Pallone con bracciale” (game of the ball and the arm brand), is the beautiful seat of “Macerata Opera”, one of the most prestigious lyric festival in Europe. The impressive building, a neoclassic monument, is provided with an incomparable acoustic; its lyrical season assembles every summer thousands of spectators coming from Italy and from abroad.
Recanati: Period July.
Recanati Forever: Every July the central Leopardi’s Square is the privileged seat of “recanati Forever” festival. One occasion for hearing and meeting world-famous singers, and this is possible thank to a series of free light music concerts. In Leopardi’s home town the night festival gives attention to music and poetry, offering a combined show of poets and musicians.
Treia: Period: First week of August:
Disfida del Bracciale: Dedicated to the tradition of the gioco del bracciale the historical manifestation which every summer features the four quarters, each one representing a different social class: nobles (Cassero), middle-class (Vallesacco), peasants (Borgo), and gipsies of the community which once was located at the borders of the town (Onglavina). The historical pageant is of a striking beauty, as well as the numerous events which take place in the taverns where people have the chance to taste typical traditional dishes.
Camerino: Period First Sunday after 18th of May.
Corsa della Spada: Related to the celebrations in honour of the patron Saint “San Venanzo”, Camerino’s “Corsa della Spada” is set in XV century, the period of greatest expansion of the Seignior of Camerino. The inhabitants of the terzieri (the districts of Muralto, Di Mezzo, Sossalta) fight for the Spada (sword) and the Palio (banner) and take part to a series of contests: the Giostra della Quintana (Quintana Jousting), the Corsa dell’Anello (Ring Race) and the Corsa della Spada Sword Race). The last one involves athletes in a breathtaking race, uphill and throuth alleys. The manifestation, which animates Camerino for an entire week, follows a sumptuous Renaissance pageant with more of 500 figurants.
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