Fermo

The history of Fermo is in the roads, the public squares, the palaces, the architectonic testimonies. Founded from the Sabini, Rome empire subsequently gave dignity to them of colony. Faithful to Rome, was between the eighteen colonies that follow Rome to its defense during the second punica war (209 a.c.) Later on it obtained also the full roman citizenship as "Municipio optimo jure". In 1861, after to have endured in the course of the various centuries dominations to work of Goti, Visigoti, French and of the church, also Fermo gave its annexation to the reign of Italy. The city rises in front of the sea on one high hill 320 meters, behind to it the chain of the evocative Sibiliini mounts. Fifty countries, the anchient castles of its dominion, are connected to this old one capital from many roads, that pass close the cost through the characteristic hills, follow the course of the rivers and pass within the peeks of the Appennino.
We remember for their artistic historical value:

  • The Communal Palace (1300 approximately) with the Pinacoteca; here it is held the "NATIVITA" of Peter Rubens
  • The bronze statue of POPE SISTO V over the entry of the communal palace;
  • The Roman Epuratoria Swimming pool, splendid underground architectonic complex, perfectly conserved, going back to the period comprised between the 40 and 60 A.C.

 

Monte Rinaldo

The archaeological park is situated near the locality " the Cuma ", to few
kilometers from the inhabited center. In this zone, circled from one wonderful campaign, typical picena, was conserve one of the most important sanctuary of the entire region.
Someone have connected it to Novana, the mysterious city mentioned from Plinio il Vecchio, no more exactly located.

The structure is datable around the II - I sec. B.C., at the end of the Republican age and it is found in extracity area, circled from a lot of roman villas still buried. We don't know to which divinity was dedicated the sanctuary, but its size and the quality of the rests, make to mind that it had to be a religious place of great importance. The presence of a sink and features of grooves, reveals an important such water system to allow the hypothesis that in the sanctuary came practiced a cult connected to the water. The entry to the area has been recently place to south, in a position that allows a wonderfull entry to the temple.

 

San Benedetto del Tronto

San Benedetto del Tronto is one of the most important city and seaside resorts of the Adriatic coast. The seaside is based essentially from more than 3000 palm trees that grow on the beach that is characterized by withe sand.

 

Sirolo

The center of the city conserve the urbanistic system of the ancient medieval castle with small alleys and town-walls building. Walking on the town-walls building it is still possible to see one of the anchient towers. The alleys, conserve, still today, the ancient typical atmosphere of a medioevale village.

 

La Basilica di Loreto

 

The history of the Sanctuary of Loreto starts in the 1924. The myth narrates that the house of the S. Family of Nazareth it was transported miraculously from Palestine to the lauretana country. The historians speak about a family bizantina of Crociati named " Angels " that transported the materials of the Holy House to Loreto where was reconstructed. To the inside of The Holy House is in the Sanctuary, it is a one room stone building with
rectangular plant (m.9,52x4,10), blackened from smoke. The stones are in part those of the Galilea.
Over the altar, the statue of the Madonna with the Child, in wood of cedar, substitution of that one burnt in the fire of 1921.
All the history is a synthesis of the culture and the art for work of architects like Bramante, G. da Maiano al Sangallo, Vanvitelli.