| Piceno Pride – Southern Le Marche Tour
Ascoli Piceno is Le Marche’s queen of the south, boasting one of Italy’s most beautiful piazzas along with its proud Piceno history. But there’s a lot more. Here are just a few of the attractions we’re considering for this journey through the region’s southern reaches:
| Beguiling towns: |
Breathtaking travertine and triangular piazzas … a forest of towers … art and architecture spanning centuries and styles … spectacular auditoriums and virtuoso performances … elegant stores on arched arcades … frescoed churches on cobbled piazzas … |
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| Diverse origins: |
Proud history of Piceno resistance … an ancient pre-Christian religious centre … the first free rural commune in Italy … Italy’s national anthem … |
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| Distinctive appeal: |
Europe’s narrowest street … the world’s largest palm tree … one of Europe’s largest collections of seashells and fossils … |
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| Culture & Food: |
Italy’s most important centre of hand-made lace … antique fairs … a medieval jousting festival … a white wine grape rescued from the brink of extinction … welcoming restaurants without menus serving hearty country fare … |
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| The outdoors: |
A spectacular mountain plain and its fairytale-like village … Marche’s highest peak … lentil fields bursting with wildflowers … ice-blue mountain tarns guarding an ancient secret … |
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