20의 아피냐노 델 트론토가지 명소 & 주요 장소

Lovely route through beautiful landscape, hilly with beautiful views. Lunch in Ascoli Piceno at Caffé Meletti almost a must.

short but steep path

From the imposing chestnut forest, the main path leads to a clearing located on a huge travertine spur, overlooking the forest. On the rock face, you can see, at the top right, the fascinating structure of the Hermitage of San Marco, a natural cavity closed by a church-shaped building with a bell tower and connected to the path by a stone staircase. The wall, in Romanesque style, is made of ashlar stones and has a single-lancet window and five double-lancet windows. In ancient times, the building housed a convent founded by Cistercian monks at the beginning of the 13th century and consists of two overlapping rooms, connected by a staircase resting on the rock. It is a very “poor” construction, which recalls the Benedictine monastic rule. Inside the Hermitage, it is still possible to find traces of the primitive frescoes painted by the monks on the walls and on the vault of the lower room. On the ceiling of the cave, the splendid “tapestry” of maidenhair fern is noteworthy. The Hermitage of San Marco has been restored and brought back to its maximum splendor. It retains its evocative power that attracts tourists and travelers, lovers of history and nature. (c) https://visitascoli.it/esperienze/colle-san-marco-meta-di-eremiti-nel-corso-dei-secoli/

Piazza del Popolo is the living room of the city of Ascoli. The square with its white travertine is surrounded by palaces, historic buildings, loggias and porticos. Among others the historic Meletti café, Palazzo dei Capitani and the church of San Francesco.

Known as the Salotto d'Italia, Piazza del Popolo is the heart of the historic center of Ascoli Piceno and is itself an open-air monument.

Known as the Salotto d'Italia, Piazza del Popolo is the heart of the historic center of Ascoli Piceno and is itself an open-air monument.

Always associated with the single-arched Roman Bridge over the Tronto River, the gate is a medieval remake of the Augustan era one.

Always associated with the single-arched Roman bridge, the gate is the medieval remake of the one from the Augustan era.