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Offagna and Corinaldo

borghi_offagnaOFFAGNA is a beautiful medieval village (309 m. above sea level) rising on the soft and fertile hills of the Marche region’s hinterland. It has a panoramic position and is dominated by the great medieval Rocca (Fortress). To visit with the guide: the Town Hall; the SS. Sacramento Church projected by the architect Vici (1780); the Paolucci Museum, created to save the find collection of flora and fauna completed in the first XX century by the scientist and naturalist Luigi Paolucci in the Conero area.

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CORINALDO is a village with a strategic position situated between the Marca di Ancona and the Stato di Urbino. Its symbol are the majestic walls of the XV century practically remained intact. To visit with the guide: the imposing St. Francesco Church; the Addolorata Church, which is the aim of pilgrimages due to the crypt dedicated to St. Maria Goretti; the Municipal Theatre and the Casa del Trecento; the St. Maria del Piano Early Cristian Church..

Offida and Ripatransone
The province of Ascoli Piceno

borghi_offidaOFFIDA is a splendid medieval village renowned for the manufacturing of bobbin lace. The village has kept intact its urban structure and the old town centre enclosed by crenellated walls.
To visit with the guide: the triangular Piazza del Popolo; the Town Hall with the characteristic crenellated façade; the eighteenth-century Serpente Aureo Theatre; the Collegiate Church; the Palazzo De Castellotti which hosts a Group of Museums: the Archaeological Museum, the Popular Traditions Museum and the Lace Museum; the suggestive medieval St. Maria della Rocca Church, rich in extraordinary fourteenth-century paintings.

borghi_ripatransoneRIPATRANSONE is one of the oldest town centre in the province of Ascoli Piceno, situated on a hill (500 m. above sea level) and near the seaside. To visit with the guide: the St. Gregory Magno and St. Margherita Cathedral (XVI-XVII centuries); the Immaculate Church (or di St. Filippo) of the late XVII century; the St. Michele Arcangelo Church, in a Romanesque style with Renaissance paintings of the XV-
XVI centuries and with the oldest baptismal font of the town. You can also, discover the Narrowest Alley of Italy (43 cm. wide), the palazzo del Podestà of 1307 with Luigi Mercatini Theatre.