The Theatre Flora in Penna San Giovanni is a very rare example of wood theatre. This small, sublime theatre was built during the 18th century in the Palazzo dei Priori (14th century), and it was painted by Antonio Liozzi.
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TOUR NAME: Discovering Penna San Giovanni
DURATION: 3 hours
ITINERARY. Penna San Giovanni (altitude of 672 metres, inhabitants 1176) is a beautiful little town in the heart of the Marche. Built by the Romans, the town turned into a castle in the Medieval Ages.
HIGHLIGHTS: The medieval walls with original gates, the Theatre Flora, the Town Hall with the altar piece St. Mary and Saints by the Crivelli workshop, the Church of St. Francis, the tower of the Church of St. Augustine and the Civic Art Gallery.
PRICING
80 EUR for group up to 5 people, 110 EUR for group up to 20 people.
The tour includes an English or Italian speaking guide, the visit of the Theatre Flora, of the churches and the old town.
Not included: admittance to the Town Hall and the Civic Art Gallery.
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Today I’m writing from Amandola (altitude of 500 metres, inhabitants 3800). A custom of the local people, handed down from generation to generation, is the “salata” or “pista”, that is to say “butchery of pig”.
The salata happens regularly on winter, when the cold weather preserves the meat.
I can testify they use everything but the oink!
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Monte San Pietrangeli (altitude of 241 metres, inhabitants 2568) was a medieval castle. At the beginning of 16th century pope Paul III put the town under the direct jurisdiction of the Holy See.
The monastery of St. Peter was founded in 1080 and it was given to the Franciscans in 1270. It preserves the cloister with colonnade. The church hosts the polyptych Madonna with Child and Saints by Giuliano Presutti da Fano.
In the via Roma we find the Gothic Civic Tower (14th century),
the Town Hall with the inner curvilinear monumental staircase,
and the Monument to the local artist Luigi Fontana (1928).
Outside the town walls, we discover the Church of St. Lawrence and Blaise by Giuseppe Valadier (1859). It’s one of the best Neoclassical churches in the country. The facade shows six cylindrical columns.
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Piazza del Popolo is the heart of Fermo. The oval-shaped square is made of impressive arcades (16th century) and historic buildings.
The nine arches of the St. Roch arcade (1505), built as an ex-voto by merchant Gianfrancesco Rosati, are an excellent model of the graceful beauty of this square.
In the square we find the Town Hall, the public library “Romolo Spezioli”, and the municipal art gallery at the first floor of “Palazzo dei Priori”. The gallery hosts valuable paintings like the polyptych Madonna with Child and Saints by Andrea da Bologna (1369), the panels depicting the Stories of St. Lucy’s life by Jacobello del Fiore (1412), and the Worship of the shepherds by Pieter Paul Rubens (1608). Here you can see also the great wooden globe made by Silvestro Moroncelli (1713), preserved in a room called “Globe hall” that links Palazzo dei Priori to the public library.
(Palazzo dei Priori, with the statue of Pope Sixtus the Fifth in the facade)
After the guided tour, I suggest to take a rest under the arcades.
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The little town of Francavilla d’Ete (altitude of 231 metres, inhabitants 981) comes from a Medieval castle, submitted to Fermo from the 14th century. The name “Francavilla” probably means the tax exemptions of the area in the Medieval Ages (“Franca” means free, “villa” means villages).
Here I was with my mother Stefania: she’s a local specialized tour guide too. For a young tour guide like me, the advices of the colleagues are essential!
We visited the Church of St. Peter, that rises next to a nice flower garden.
Then we went to the Church of St. Roch, that hosts a “Worship of Shepherds” by Vincenzo Pagani.
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Theatre Leopardi is small and cozy. It’s set in the heart of San Ginesio (altitude of 696 metres, inhabitants 3746), a graceful hill town close to Macerata.
San Ginesio received the “orange flag”, the most important Italian touristic reward for the little towns.
Here I was with some friends of mine,
attending to the C.S.I. concert.
The theatre is placed in front of the Cathedral (14th-15th centuries).
The facade of the church is a rare exemple of Gothic decoration in Le Marche.
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Le Marche is a land of art, music, history and literature. The artist Saverio Riganò realised these pictures of towns and landscapes of Le Marche. Do you like Saverio’s works? Do you recognise places that you have already visited? Does it tickle your fantasy?
1. Ascoli Piceno
2. S. Elpidio a Mare, Torre Gerosolimitana
3. S. Elpidio a Mare, Porta Canale
4. S. Elpidio a Mare, roofs of the Old Town
5. Camerino, Rocca da Varano
6. Camerino, Palazzo Ducale
7. Porto S. Elpidio, Villa Barucchello
8. Citivanova Alta
9. Monte Urano
10. Fermo, Villa Vitali
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The S. Mary Cathedral in Fermo, made in white Istrian stone, is one of the most striking and beautiful churches of Le Marche. It rises up on the top of the Girfalco Hill, where the Romans built the city for the first time.
The church preserves a wonderful Gothic rose window and the valuable decoration of the portal, where it appeares vineyards, winemakers and symbolic creatures.
“Via del Teatro Antico” links the Cathedral to Piazza del Popolo, the main square of the Old Town. Along this way, it was placed the roman theatre.
You can also take a look to the S. Sabino statue.
(S. Sabino statue rises up on a full-daisies grass)
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