Massignano, a place located in the immediate hinterland of Cupra Marittima and a few kilometers from San Benedetto del Tronto, is a & lt; strong>small medieval village whose charm has remained intact during the centuries.

Not even two thousand inhabitants divided into different hamlets that rise on a hilly territory dominated by sunflowers and vineyards, yet here history and history has passed Traces he left behind are numerous.

Inhabited since pre-Roman times, Massignano stands out for the numerous archaeological finds found in its territory, finds today preserved in the local museum, but the charm of the country lies everything in its medieval architecture.

You access the town passing through the ancient doors and here we are in the main square, a real living room overlooking the Civic Tower, the Palazzo Comunale , the loggia and the eighteenth-century church of San Giacomo Maggiore.

No less fascinating are the alleys flanked by several noble palaces and, for a dive into art, there is the Museum of Sacred Art.

To admire the Adriatic, which is only 5 kilometers away, it is enough to walk along the ancient walls and to the eyes a wonderful panorama opens up. The visit of the villages is no less surprised with the Romanesque abbey of Saints Felice and Adacto at Villa Santi, while towards Cupra Marittima rise the ruins of the millennial Fortezza di Forcella.

If with walks and trekking you can go to discover the territory, the gourmands find instead in Massignano a festival dedicated to them: the Festival of the Pancake that, for over 50 years, animates the central streets of the village every 14 August.