Destination MaMa 1HƂEKCNIWKFGQH/CTEC/CEGTCVGUG A journey that becomes experience www.marcamaceratese.info Always to me beloved was this lonely hillside and the hedgerow creeping over and always hiding the distances, the horizon’s furthest reaches. But as I sit and gaze, there is an endless space still beyond, there is a more than mortal silence spread out to the last depth of peace, which in my thought I shape until my heart scarcely can hide a fear. And as the wind comes through the copses sighing to my ears, VJGKPƂPKVGUKNGPEGCPFVJGRCUUKPIXQKEG I must compare: remembering the seasons, quiet in dead eternity, and the present, living and sounding still. And into this immensity my thought sinks ever drowning, and it is sweet to shipwreck in such a sea. 6JGKPƂPKVG)KCEQOQ.GQRCTFK Translation by Henry Reed, 1950 photo by Marco Gobbi 2 Index 9GNEQOGVQ/C/C 6JGOCRQH/C/C 6JGOCVKECTGCU *QYVQTGCEJ/C/C 5GTXKEGUNGIGPF /CTEC/CEGTCVGUGYGDRQTVCN /WPKEKRCNKVKGU Apiro ...................................... 16 Appignano ...................................... 18 Belforte del Chienti ...................................... 20 Bolognola ...................................... 22 Caldarola ...................................... 24 Camerino ...................................... 26 Camporotondo di Fiastrone ...................................... 28 Castelraimondo ...................................... 30 Castelsantangelo sul Nera ...................................... 32 Cessapalombo ...................................... 34 Cingoli ...................................... 36 Civitanova Marche ...................................... 38 Colmurano ...................................... 40 Corridonia ...................................... 42 Esanatoglia ...................................... 44 Fiastra ...................................... 46 Fiuminata ...................................... 48 Gagliole ...................................... 50 Gualdo ...................................... 52 Loro Piceno ...................................... 54 Macerata ...................................... 56 Matelica ...................................... 58 Mogliano ...................................... 60 Monte Cavallo ...................................... 62 Monte San Giusto ...................................... 64 Monte San Martino ...................................... 66 Montecassiano ...................................... 68 Montecosaro ...................................... 70 Montefano ...................................... 72 Montelupone ...................................... 74 Morrovalle ...................................... 76 Muccia ...................................... 78 Penna San Giovanni ...................................... 80 Petriolo ...................................... 82 Pieve Torina ...................................... 84 Pioraco ...................................... 86 Poggio San Vicino ...................................... 88 Pollenza ...................................... 90 Porto Recanati ...................................... 92 Potenza Picena ...................................... 94 Recanati ...................................... 96 Ripe San Ginesio ...................................... 98 San Ginesio .................................... 100 San Severino Marche .................................... 102 Sant’Angelo in Pontano .................................... 104 Sarnano .................................... 106 Sefro .................................... 108 Serrapetrona .................................... 110 Serravalle di Chienti .................................... 112 Tolentino .................................... 114 Treia .................................... 116 Urbisaglia .................................... 118 Ussita .................................... 120 Valfornace .................................... 122 Visso .................................... 124 /C/CJQYDGCWVKHWN[QWCTG 1PVJGEQXGTCUJQVD[Matteo Pipponzi Felici. Printed in Macerata on May 2019. All rights are reserved. photo by Emanuele Bentivoglia 4 From the sea to the hinterland, to Sibillini Mountains, passing by the rolling hills of Marche Region and their beautiful landscapes: the purpose of this guide is telling you about the territory and the incredible landscaped, natural, architectonics, historical and cultural pearls which include towns and villages of the Marca Maceratese. It is a journey which brings you to discover 55 Municipalities that give you back the picture of C VGTTKVQT[ FGƂPKVGN[ XCTKGF CV VQWTKUVKEoUNGXGN KV is a path that goes through areas that, even very different between each other, share - and protect UQOGVJKPIXGT[RTGEKQWUVJG$GCWV[VJCVƂNNVJG eyes of the observers. So, what you are going to read it is a useful tool used to discover numerous jewels that Marca /CEGTCVGUGCUCDQZRTGUGTXGUKVKUCRCVJVJCV goes from the beaches to the high peaks of the “Blue Mountains” that Giacomo Leopardi used to love. It leads to lots of different places that, each of them with their own peculiarities, can meet the different demands of every traveler. Welcome to MaMa! Have a good journey! In 2016 Marche were hit by the earthquake and some sites of historical and cultural interest were damaged. The sites that at the moment are still not accessible have been indicated; anyway, we suggest you to contact VJGOWPKEKRCNKV[QHƂEGUVQTGEGKXGCEQPƂTOCVKQPCDQWVVJGRQUUKDKNKV[VQ visit them. The Map of MaMa PORTO RECANATI MONTEFANO APIRO RECANATI APPIGNANO CINGOLI POGGIO SAN VICINO POTENZA PICENA MONTECASSIANO MONTELUPONE TREIA MACERATA MONTECOSARO CIVITANOVA MARCHE MATELICA MORROVALLE SAN SEVERINO MARCHE POLLENZA ESANATOGLIA CORRIDONIA GAGLIOLE MONTE SAN GIUSTO PETRIOLO TOLENTINO CASTELRAIMONDO URBISAGLIA FIUMINATA SERRAPETRONA MOGLIANO PIORACO BELFORTE DEL CHIENTI LORO PICENO COLMURANO CAMPOROTONDO SEFRO CAMERINO CALDAROLA DI FIASTRONE RIPE SAN GINESIO MUCCIA CESSAPALOMBO SANT’ANGELO IN PONTANO SAN GINESIO SERRAVALLER DI CHIENTI VALFORNACE GUALDO PENNA SAN GIOVANNI PIEVE TORINA FIASTRA SARNANO MONTE SAN MARTINO MONTE CAVALLO BOLOGNOLA USSITA VISSO CASTELSANTANGELO SUL NERA photo by David Cammoranesi 7 How to reach MaMa BY CAR (TQOVJG#FTKCVKEUKFG Autostrada A14, exit Civitanova Marche-Macerata, and then take the Strada Statale 77 Val di Chienti (Civitanova Marche - Foligno) Autostrada A14, exit Loreto-Porto Recanati. (TQOVJG6[TTJGPKCPUKFG FKTGEVKQP(NQTGPEG Autostrada A1, exit Val di Chiana Enter the junction Perugia - A1 Continue on SP75 (Perugia - Assisi - Foligno). Enter SS3 Flaminia, and continue until the junction for SS77 (Foligno - Civitanova Marche). (TQOVJG6[TTJGPKCPUKFG FKTGEVKQP4QOG Motorway A1, exit Orte Enter E45 (Orte - Ravenna), follow the direction Terni SS3 Flaminia, until you reach the junction for SS77 (Foligno - Civitanova Marche) 8 BY PLANE (CNEQPCTC/CTKVVKOC#KTRQTV #PEQPC 4CHHCGNNQ5CP\KQ http://aeroportomarche.regione.marche.it/ %QPVKPWGD[ECT Autostrada A14, exit Civitanova Marche - Macerata Take Strada Statale 77 Val di Chienti (Civitanova Marche - Foligno) %QPVKPWGD[DWU Line J (Falconara - Ancona) ConeroBus Farabollini Lines (Ancona - Macerata section) %QPVKPWGD[VTCKP At Castelferretti station take the train to Ancona, from here take the the train to Civitano- va Marche. For inland areas, continue along the Civitanova Marche - Fabriano local line or by bus. BY TRAIN (TQOVJG#FTKCVKEUKFG FS National Train to Civitanova Marche. For inland areas, continue along the Civitano- va Marche - Fabriano local train or by Trenitalia bus. (TQOVJG6[TTJGPKCPUKFG FS National Train to Fabriano Continue towards the provincial area of Macerata by train on the local Civitanova Marche - Fabriano or bus line. BY BUS (TQO4QOG Rome-Marche Autolinee www.romamarchelinee.it (NKZDWUJVVRUYYYƃKZDWUKV (TQO(NQTGPEG2GTWIKCCPF5KGPC Autolinee ATA (TGEEKCFGNNo#RRGPPKPQDWUNKPG (TQO5CNGTPQ Autolinee Ruocco www.viaggiruocco.it REGIONAL BUSES Contram Services s.p.a. https://www.contram.it/ Steat s.p.a. https://www.steat.it/ BY BOAT 2QTVQH%KXKVCPQXC/CTEJG 9 photo by Gianluca Scalpelli 10 Thematic areas /C/CKP$NWG Short but fascinating, this is the part of the coast that overlooks the Adriatic sea. A sea full of history and passion, characterized by suggestive villages, architectural and natural beauties, ancient traditions. The coast can be cycled, in an itinerary that from Porto Recanati brings you to Civitanova Marche, passing VJTQWIJ.WPIQOCTG/CTKPCKFo+VCNKCQH2QTVQ2QVGP\C2KEGPC 4QNNKPIJKNNUCPFCPEKGPVXKNNCIGU 67,7% of the provincial territory is characterized by hills: 9 are the contemplated locations among the most DGCWVKHWNXKNNCIGUQH+VCN[CTGKPUGTVGFKPVJGQTCPIGƃCIEKTEWKV6JGUGCTGUQOGQH/CTEC/CEGTCVGUGoU numbers, which includes inside its territory a rich heritage of stunning historical and wonderfully conserved centers, castles, fortresses, towers, beautiful natural views. /QWPVCKPRCTMUCPFCEVKXGPCVWTG The natural heritage of Marca Maceratese is composed by the impressive chain of Sibillini Mountains, a national park, natural reserves, educational environmental centers, lakes, ravines, hiking trails and paths. It is, therefore, the ideal destination for an open air day that, beside the physical well-being, gives you the opportunity to discover a wonderful location. %WNVWTG6JG)GPKWUQH/C/C The Marca Maceratese territory is a widespread museum, a network of art towns and historical villages among EWNVKXCVGF JKNNU DGCEJGU CPF OQWPVCKPU KV RTGUGTXGU CTVYQTMU QH .QTGP\Q .QVVQ %TKXGNNK EQPVGORQTCT[ artists, theaters, libraries, museums. Testimony of its artistic vocation is 6JG+PƂPKVG of Giacomo