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Great promenade

One of the city's most important squares is Piazza Federico II. It was named after Emperor Frederick II, who was born there in a tent on December 26, 1194. In ancient times, the Roman Forum was located on this site.

The church was originally located outside the city walls of Jesi. It first appears in 1221 in a praeceptum of Frederick II, written in favor of the Fonte Avellana monastery.

The city's most famous son is Emperor Frederick II Barbarossa, who was born here on the main square.

According to an ancient legend, it is said that Filottrano was founded by the Lombard prince Ottrano: the name of the town is the synthesis of Mons Philiorum Optrani, or the "mountain of the sons of Ottrano". The first certain sources on the existence of a small fortified village date back to 1187. In the heart of the historic center, the town hall stands out with its civic tower. Walking through the streets of Filottrano, you can perceive the medieval atmosphere of the town. Famous for its sartorial tradition, it even houses the sewing machine museum.

A beautiful medieval town. Filottrano is also sadly known for being the town of the great cyclist Scarponi, winner of the 2011 Giro d'Italia and who died in the streets of his town due to an accident.

Jesi is surrounded by a medieval wall.

Walking through the streets of Filottrano you can breathe the medieval atmosphere of the town. It is the city of tailoring, so much so that there is the sewing machine museum.