WAR AND WEAPON A small but very lively centre located in hinterland, Wars and the instruments of war are an integral part of our history. The Macerata Provin- Loro Piceno hosts the Museum of World Wars that is particu- ce has often got involved in acts of war. Especially during World War II, some of our larly interesting for school groups. There are documents and towns were bombed, our hills became a refuge for partisans of the Resistance and there objects that help to understand the big wars such as 14 dum- were even many concentration camps, including the one set up inside Palazzo Giustinia- mies, one on horseback, complete with original uniforms and ni Bandini by the Abbey. If you want to go backwards to past times, you can also a reconstructed trench used in the Italian First World War. The visit museums that keep weapons and typical instruments of war dating back to Middle tour goes back over the two wartimes in order to provoke a Ages and many other past epochs. reection on the conicts themselves and on the consequen- This trail will be of a high educational value for schools thanks to the visits to museums ces they have brought. in Loro Piceno and and rather curious as regards the visit to the Museums in and to the collection of ancient weapons 2 URBISAGLIA inside Pallotta Castle in Caldarola. A Urbisaglia il Museo delle Armi e delle Uniformi mili- tari, allestito nel Sacrario dei Caduti di tutte le Guerre, raccoglie importanti testimonianze, uniformi ed oggetti

CALDAROLA Caldarola dominata dall’imponente Castello Pallotta, struttura originariamente militare trasformata nel 1500 in residenza estiva dal Cardinale Evangelista Pallotta. Sono conservate ancora le mura, la merlatura guelfa, i camminamenti di ronda e il ponte levatoio. All’interno 3 si visita, tra l’altro, la Sala d’Armi che contiene una ricca collezione di alabarde, spade, armature e fucili e oggetti legati alle vicende di guerra degli esponenti della famiglia SARNANO With its almost intact medieval town centre, Sarnano can be an interesting destination for didactic tourism. First of all you can walk in a typical medieval site on the top of a hill, along its narrow streets which lead to the main square, the highest point of the town. You can also visit the Musei Civici, arranged inside the former Franciscan Monastery, which shows very rich and interesting collections. In particular, the Museum of Arms shows a wide range of weapons from the early muskets to those used in recent wars, while describing 1 - Loro Piceno Museo delle due Guerre 2 - Loro Piceno Museo delle due Guerre their features and operation. A curiosity is represented by 3 - Caldarola Castello di Pallotta Sala delle armi 4 the Hammer Museum which is a an exposition of 500 ham- 4 - Sarnanao Museo delle Armi 1 mers from various past ages, of di erent styles and for all 22 uses.