Castello
Grottammare
The Castle of Grottammare was built between the 9th and 12th centuries. Later it was flanked by a tower called the Tower of the Battle. This had the function of protecting homes. Currently, there are only a few ruins left.
Torre della Battaglia
Grottammare
The Battle Tower was built in the middle of the 16th century to protect itself from the invasions of the pirates of Ulcinj. In 1525 changes were made to the Tower and today it has a circular structure built of brick. Since 2004 there is the museum that displays the sculptures of Pericle Fazzini.
Chiesa di Santa Lucia
Grottammare
The church of Santa Lucia di Grottammare was wanted by Pope Sixtus V in the place where the modest home of the Peretti family was located, where what would become pope was born, and was dedicated to the patroness corresponding to his day of birth.
Chiesa di San Martino
Grottammare
The church of San Martino is among the oldest abbeys in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It was founded by the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of Farfa probably between the 8th and 9th centuries.
Piazza Peretti
Grottammare
Piazza Peretti is home to the most beautiful and important palaces in the city. Here are in fact the Priorale Palace, the Altana dell'Orologio, the Teatro dell'Arancio and a fantastic viewpoint.
Palazzo Priorale
Grottammare
The Priorale Palace is a splendid palace that can be admired in the famous Piazza Peretti in Grottammare which enjoys a fabulous view of the sea.
Teatro dell'Arancio
Grottammare
The Teatro dell'Arancio takes its name from the plan that was located in the center of the square in front and was guarded by a person in charge of the municipality, chosen every year among the families of the country. It was realized in the last decade of the eighteenth century by the Ticino architect Pietro Maggi and documents the economic well-being of the dominant classes of the Grottammare of that time. The facade is exposed brick and is spread over three orders of different heights.
Altana dell'Orologio
Grottammare
In Piazza Peretti, on the left corner of the theater of the Aranci, stands the elegant Altana dell'Orologio, which dominates a niche with the Madonna and Child of the late eighteenth century.
Fortezza di Acquaviva
Acquaviva Picena
(7 Km)
The building was built around 1300 and represents the most attractive tourist monument in the country. The property has pentagonal towers. In addition, you can admire not only the interesting exhibitions of ancient weapons, but also a beautiful landscape. The Fortress has been recently renovated, retaining its originality.
Torre della Vibrata
Alba Adriatica
(18 Km)
A stronghold of the sixteenth century. Built together with other towers along the Adriatic coast as a watchtower during Arab raids, is the only ancient building in Alba.
Villa Chiarugi
Alba Adriatica
(19 Km)
Villa Chiarugi, the 'Favorita' of 1720, the summer residence of the Fanalli family.The villa was built on the ruins of a castle. The terracotta floor provided rooms with a good acoustics for musical entertainment organized in the villa.
Il Museo Ittico
San Benedetto del Tronto
(4 Km)
The Fish Museum is a museum that preserves in chemical solutions the most common species of fish.
Percorsi Ipogei del Castello - Museo della Cripta
Monsampolo del Tronto
(14 Km)
HYPOGEOUS TRAILS OF THE CASTLE 120 meters underground under Terravecchia within the walls of the castle. In the crypt of the CHURCH MARIA SS.Assunta 16th century, the CRYPT MUSEUM is being set up, to accommodate the bodies and clothes of the MUMMIES found
Vicolo più stretto d'Italia
Ripatransone
(9 Km)
Width 43 cm. What makes it unique is the presence of a window that looks out on it, and whoever has the good fortune of being able to look out can touch the wall in front of the house. An ancient legend says that an immediate cross ports luck.
Parco Archeologico
Cupra Marittima
(4 Km)
The Archaeological Park of Cupra Marittima was founded in 1999, with the aim of protecting and enhancing the area of the ancient Roman city. The finds found are on display on the first floor of Palazzo Cipolletti. The exhibition was completed and opened to the public in December 2001.
Antiquarium Comunale "N. Pansoni"
Cossignano
(14 Km)
The Municipal Antiquarium “N. Pansoni” was set up inside the church of the Annunziata in the 70s of the last century, and houses a collection from the private collection of Niccola Pansoni, as well as finds dating back to the Picena Civilization and protohistoric and Roman materials. Today, the Antiquarium exposes to the public about 500 archaeological finds.
Museo Malacologico Piceno
Cupra Marittima
(4 Km)
The Museum collects an important collection of shells. It is the largest museum in the world of this kind. It retains more than nine million specimens of which about one million are exposed. The collection includes masks and objects from all over the world.
Museo delle Armi Antiche
Villa Rosa di Martinsicuro
(14 Km)
The Museum of Ancient Weapons in Martinsicuro is divided into two rooms, where a real collection of the art of war is presented. The collection covers the period from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century, including a section of secret weapons. There are also criminology documents and historical uniforms.
Museo Parrocchiale San Giacomo
Massignano
(9 Km)
The Parish Museum was built in 1996. It is located in a room in the rooms of the church of San Giacomo Maggiore di Massignano. Inside it exhibits goldsmith works and also canvases dating back to the 17th-18th century.
Sala "A. De Carolis"
Montefiore dell'Aso
(12 Km)
The Adolfo De Carolis Museum houses a collection of 100 woodwood belonging to the De Carolis family. The well-known artist, Adolfo De Carolis was an important painter and engraver of the Italian scene between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The important collection was donated to the Museum of San Francesco and to the Community of Montefiore dell'Aso on 19 March 2011. The purpose of the foundation of the museum was to remember and enhance the works of the artist.
Museo della Civiltà Contadina
Montefiore dell'Aso
(11 Km)
The Museum of Peasant Civilization was built in 1984 by private donations. At first he was in a school, then he was transferred to the second floor of the convent of San Francesco. The Museum exhibits objects that belong to peasant life. It is divided into three sections with the aim of giving information on the objects and the daily lives of workers in the fields.
Museo Civico Archeologico
Monterubbiano
(16 Km)
The Civic Archaeological Museum of Monterubbiano was opened in 1905 to host the numerous archaeological finds found in the area. The Museum is located at the cultural center of San Francesco, in the historic center. Inside we can admire the collection of coins by Dr. Stefano Mircoli, 500 pieces from various eras, necklaces and bibs, pendants that stand out in type and quantity.
Museo delle Armi Antiche e Fortezza Medievale
Acquaviva Picena
(7 Km)
The Museum of Ancient Weapons, inaugurated in 2004, is located inside the Medieval Fortress, which extends on a hill. The museum contains about 195 collectible pieces. The visitor can observe the different types of white weapons, used in the period 16th — 17th century. In addition, you can admire the military weapons belonging to the European armies. The property offers a consultation room and a bookshop.
Museo Civico Archeologico "C.Cellini"
Ripatransone
(8 Km)
The “C. Cellini” Civic Archaeological Museum was established in 1877 at the behest of Cesare Cellini, who donated to the City Hall a large private collection, to which donations from the most families were added later. wealthy of Ripatransone. The exhibition is divided into rooms dedicated to the evolution of the territory from Prehistory to the Middle Ages and to the Picena civilization, through small tableware and ornaments.
Pinacoteca Civica e Gipsoteca "U. Gera"
Ripatransone
(8 Km)
The Civic Art Gallery and the Gipsoteca “U. Gera” are set up in the interior rooms of the Palazzo Bonomi Gera in Ripatransone. The route consists of the Hall of Frescoes, located on the ground floor, the Gallery of Portraits and the Crivelli Room, dedicated to the highly famous painter Vittore Crivelli, whose canvas is included” Madonna and Child Enthroned”. The Gipsoteca is dedicated to the donor of the Ugo Gera Palace and its most significant works including some statues of remarkable beauty.
Museo della Civiltà Contadina e Artigiana
Ripatransone
(8 Km)
The Museum of Peasant and Artisan Civilization is located inside the crypt of the church of San Filippo. The museum was inaugurated in 1990 thanks to the donations of the citizens of neighboring municipalities and the city. The exhibition halls contain about 1500 tools used in the rural world until the mid-twentieth century.
Antiquarium di Castrum Truentinum
Villa Rosa di Martinsicuro
(11 Km)
The museum is located in the Tower of Charles V and houses the archaeological finds found in the Colle Marzio area during a multi-year activity of excavations directed by the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of the Abruzzo started in 1991. The set of archaeological materials document that the Roman city of 'Castrum Truentinum' existed in Martinsicuro. It is currently open to the public from 7 pm to 11 pm.
Torre del Palazzo Comunale
Monterubbiano
(16 Km)
The Tower of the Palazzo Comunale dates back to the fourteenth century. The building was built in the Romanesque-Gothic style. The Tower, also known as Torre dell'Orologio, is 29.5 meters high and has a cylindrical shape. Together with the Palazzo la Torre is the seat of the Municipality.
Mura Castellane
Monterubbiano
(16 Km)
In the southern part of Moterubbiano it is possible to admire Porta S.Basso, known by the villagers as “Porta Vecchia”. Two other accesses to the city are represented by Porta del Pero in the north and Porta Sant'Andrea in the west, which, together with some sections of the walls, constitute the remains of the ancient circle of walls that protected the country. It was Francesco Sforza who made such fortifications between 1433 and 1446. The city wall was equipped with three fortresses that no longer exist.
Torre di Martinsicuro
Villa Rosa di Martinsicuro
(12 Km)
Chiesa della Madonna di Loreto
Villa Rosa di Martinsicuro
(15 Km)
Chiesa del Sacro Cuore di Gesù
Villa Rosa di Martinsicuro
(12 Km)
Museo fischietti, pipe e terracotta popolare
Massignano
(9 Km)
Centro Storico
Massignano
(1 Km)
Villa Gianluca Palma
Alba Adriatica
(18 Km)
Gianluca Palma Villa, dating back to 1908, the house of the Palma family with a classic style and Zanoni Villa, built in the twenties of the last century, are modern and rather sober buildings.
Chiesa di San Vincenzo Ferreri
Alba Adriatica
(18 Km)
Small, simple and white with a steeple on the left, the Guidobaldi family had it built.
Museo Laboratorio di Archeologia
Monsampolo del Tronto
(12 Km)
Villa Bernabei
Villa Rosa di Martinsicuro
(13 Km)
Elegant residence of 1866.