{"id":33701,"date":"2023-05-11T11:15:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T09:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1000miglia.it\/?post_type=luoghi-mille-miglia&p=33701"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:28:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T12:28:57","slug":"ascoli-piceno","status":"publish","type":"luoghi-mille-miglia","link":"https:\/\/1000miglia.it\/en\/places-of-1000-miglia\/ascoli-piceno\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascoli Piceno"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 1000 Miglia in the city of a hundred towers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n

Also known as the City of a Hundred Towers<\/strong> for its numerous noble towers and belfries, Ascoli Piceno has a historic centre built almost entirely of travertine. It has a favourable geographic position, allowing it to enjoy the Adriatic Sea, less than 30 kilometres away, and at the same time to easily reach Colle San Marco<\/strong>, the Monte dei Fiori<\/strong>, the Monte dell’Ascensione<\/strong> and the Monte Vettore<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city’s centrepiece is the Renaissance Piazza del Popolo<\/strong>, where several important buildings are located, including the Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo<\/strong>, the historic Art Nouveau-style Caff\u00e8 Meletti<\/strong> and the Church of San Francesco<\/strong>, to which the Loggia dei Mercanti <\/em>is attached. Another very elegant urban space is Piazza Arringo<\/strong>, where the Baptistery of San Giovanni<\/strong> and the Cathedral of Sant’Emidio<\/strong> stand, which contains a crypt also dedicated to the patron saint and the great Polyptych of Sant’Emidio<\/strong> by Carlo Crivelli<\/strong>, signed and dated 1473. Also in Piazza Arringo<\/strong> are the Bishop’s Palace<\/strong>, Palazzo dell’Arengo<\/strong>, home to the Civic Art Gallery<\/strong>, and Palazzo Panichi<\/strong>, home to the State Archaeological Museum<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the monuments worth mentioning are the Roman bridge of Solest\u00e0<\/strong>, the ruins of the Roman theatre<\/strong>, the Annunziata caves<\/strong>, the Pia Fortress<\/strong>, the Malatesta Fortress<\/strong>, and the 19th-century Ventidio Basso Theatre<\/strong>. Near the city is Caste<\/strong>l Trosino<\/strong>, an ancient Longobard settlement near the Castellano stream<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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