Standing on a hill near Ancona, Osimo is a town with panoramic views, ancient buildings and a traditional way of life.
People visit Osimo to get away from it all and chill out by fishing, cycling, bird-watching or just soaking up the natural beauty whilst enjoying a peaceful walk. No visit to Osimo would be complete without a trip to the grotte, a mysterious, subterranean world which was once an underground city. Study ancient inscriptions as you wander through alleys that meander below the busy town.
The Cathedral of San Leopardo dates from Roman times, while the palazzi and religious buildings are witness to the town's rich and prestigious history. When your sight seeing tour is complete, enjoy picturesque views from the Sibillini Mountains to the Riviera del Conero while resting in the Giardini di Piazza Nuova, a beautiful civic garden.
Small enough to feel intimate with its narrow streets, Osimo nevertheless has shops to browse, piazzas to sit in and watch the world go by, and restaurants in which to sample the local cuisine. Rural traditions stretching back for centuries have been preserved in Osimo, and Campocavallo hosts the Festa del Covo on the first Sunday of every August.
Crops from the fields are woven into intricate scale models of buildings as thanks to the Virgin Mary for the harvest. And finally, Osimo is the home of Rosso Conero's red wine. There's no finer way to relax at the end each day than with a bottle of local fine wine.