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Ascoli Piceno - Palazzo dei Capitani - Photo by pizzodisevo - Wikimedia
An Historic Palazzo in Ascoli Piceno
Cathedral of Sant'Emidio
Lavoratori iscritti al Centro per l'impiego di Ascoli Piceno al 31 dicembre 2015 (Provincia) Lavoratori iscritti al Centro per l'impiego di Ascoli Piceno al 31 dicembre 2015 (Comune) Rilascio concessioni di edilizia pubblica; Dati relativi alla Pubblica Istruzione; Movimento detenuti Casa Circondariale di Ascoli Piceno anno 2015. Ascoli Piceno (Latin: Asculum) is a comune and city in the Marche region, in central Italy. Ascoli Piceno is the capital of the province of the same name. The central historical part of the city is built in marble called travertino, a grey- hued stone extracted from the surrounding mountains. Ascoli Piceno is a beautiful Medieval city in Italy's Marches Region: its skyline is punctured by domes, spires and bell towers and filled with the golden hue of its travertine architecture. The city is surrounded on three sides by the courses of two Rivers, the Tronto and Castellano. With a continuous history dating from the Sabine tribe in the 9th century BC, Ascoli Piceno is one of Le Marche's most refined and attractive towns. Its historic centre, mercifully flat after so many steeply stacked hillside towns, is a charming pocket of medieval streets punctuated by grand churches and photogenic piazzas.
The Cloister in the Church of San Francisco
Piazza del Popolo at Night
Piazza del Popolo - Detail
Piazza Arringo
The Quintana Costumed Procession - Photo by Infinitispazi_wikimedia
Olive all'Ascolana
Ascoli Piceno is a beautiful Medieval city in Italy's Marches Region: its skyline is punctured by domes, spires and bell towers and filled with the golden hue of its travertine architecture. The city is surrounded on three sides by the courses of two Rivers, the Tronto and Castellano.The History
The Middle Ages are the focal point of the Marches's history, and Ascoli Piceno is no exception: just witness its splendid Medieval architecture.
Ancient capital of the Picentini people, it was conquered by the Romans, along with the entire region, in 286 B.C.E. It was later dominated by the Barbarians, the Franks, Frederick II and Francesco Sforza, who put in place a cruel dictatorship in 1482. It is also said that Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, was so charmed by Ascoli's beauty (and aware of its strategic importance) that he preferred not to raze it to the ground, as he did with other cities.
Together with Fermo, the city was the Region's capital until 1860.
See
Ascoli Piceno's old center is bursting with public and religious buildings ranging from the 1000s to the 1800s.
The most important edifices line the magnificent Piazza del Popolo, among which are Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo (13th Century), the historic Caffè Meletti, the Church of St. Francis (13th-16th Centuries), and the Loggia dei Mercanti.
Be sure to see Piazza Arringo, the oldest in Ascoli, and site of the Baptistery of San Giovanni; the Cathedral of Sant'Emidio, the city's Duomo, dedicated to the Patron Saint; Palazzo Vescovile and Palazzo dell'Arengo, seat of the City Painting Gallery.
Highly-characteristic are the Churches of the Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio (11th-14th Centuries), and that of Sant'Emidio alle Grotte (18th Century).
Do
Ascoli Piceno is a city to be lived in full: stroll its Medieval heart, with its ancient Roman roads and Renaissance-era piazzas, the most lovely in the Marches.
Enjoy evening aperitivo under its porticoes, drink a coffee and indulge your sweet tooth in its pasticcerie. And do not hestitate for a second when offered the olive all'ascolana, fried, stuffed olives invented here.
Finally, if you happen upon Ascoli Piceno the first Sunday of August, you cannot but observe theTorneo Cavalleresco della Quintana, a typical procession in 14th-Century costume.
Curiosities
The city of Ascoli Piceno was decorated with Italy's Gold Medal of Military Valor for its resistance to the Nazis in WWII.
San Benedetto del Tronto is Ascoli's outlet to the sea; ancient fishing and merchants' village, its beaches boast seaside establishments oft-frequented by locals in summer.
Useful Information
How to Get There
Ascoli Piceno can be reached by car, train or bus, from Rome or from San Benedetto del Tronto.
By Train
The nearest train station is in S. Benedetto del Tronto (Bologna-Lecce Line).
S. Benedetto del Tronto and Ascoli Piceno are connected by START Bus Lines.
By Plane
Ascoli Piceno's nearest airports are in Pescara, Ancona and Rome.
START S.p.a.'s Bus Lines (Tel. 06-4460567 or 0736-259091) run between Rome and Ascoli Piceno three times a day in each direction.
Ascoli Piceno, a town of just fewer than 5,000 people, lies at the confluence of the Tronto and Castellano rivers in the Le Marche region. Called the 'City of Travertine' for the milk and honey piazze and facades, Ascoli's historic center is an architectural gem. Once home to over 200 spindly towers, almost 50 remain. The public squares clatter with activity, especially in the evenings, as folks settle in for a glass of wine, always with little offerings of food, or an Anisetta from the famous Anisetta Meletti, a place that's been pouring since 1870.
If you wish to embrace the spirit of Ascoli Piceno, you might take your lodging, as we did, at the Antico Borgo Piceno, just outside the walls of the center. After what could come to be the best breakfast you've ever had in Italy, you can exit and turn right, walk past the antique public wash basins called Lavatoio di Porta Cappuccina and bear right on the Roman bridge that leads you through the city gate. At night, the view of the city from the hotel, especially during a full moon, is quite evocative.
The facilities at the hotel are top notch. We had an apartment, and chose on some warm evenings to sit on the patio and eat some of the wonderful preserved meats, vegetables, cheese and bread of Le Marche while looking at the ancient city that rose up before us.
Cronaca Di Ascoli Piceno Oggi
As you wander Ascoli Piceno, you'll wonder why they don't make all cities like this. The public squares, piazze, are made for relaxing, people-watching, having a drink, or just sitting back while lost in a blistful thankfulness that your taxes are at work making something beautiful and useful for all.
Let's list the two main piazze, followed by pictures
- Piazza Del Popolo: Central, Sacred and Profane architecture, bars, restaurants, Anisetta Meletti.
- Piazza Arringo: South side of the historic center, Sant'Emidio Church, Archaeological Museum, a stand which offers the famous Olive Ascolane. Also the start of the little tourist train.
Piazza Del Popolo
Piazza Del Popolo: Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo
Piazza Arringo
Map: Ascoli Piceno
Recommended Restaurants
Ascoli is inexpensive, especially if you're used to the high prices of the tourist cities.
Piccolo Teatro, Via Carlo Goldoni 2, was the perfect introduction to the traditional food of Ascoli. Marked on the map, the restaurant is a single, smallish room (make reservations in the summer) run by Chef Luca and his wife Diletta. You can reserve on the web site, or by calling 0736 261574.
We had a great lunch at Sensi on Corso Vittorio Emanuele 2. It's also a wine and cocktail bar with seating in an inner coutryard. They serve a great fritto Ascolano which includes fried crema, the stuff that comes inside your morning brioce.
Snacking? Well, you can. Grab a bag of the meat-stuffed, giant, deep-fried olives called olive Asoloane at Migliori Olive Ascolane at the west corner of Piazza Arringo. Just down the street is Primitivo, which offers their own production of honey, olive oil, local wine, candy like you've never had before, chocolate, tea, and other staples of modern life.
Piazza del Popolo at Night
Piazza del Popolo - Detail
Piazza Arringo
The Quintana Costumed Procession - Photo by Infinitispazi_wikimedia
Olive all'Ascolana
Ascoli Piceno is a beautiful Medieval city in Italy's Marches Region: its skyline is punctured by domes, spires and bell towers and filled with the golden hue of its travertine architecture. The city is surrounded on three sides by the courses of two Rivers, the Tronto and Castellano.The History
The Middle Ages are the focal point of the Marches's history, and Ascoli Piceno is no exception: just witness its splendid Medieval architecture.
Ancient capital of the Picentini people, it was conquered by the Romans, along with the entire region, in 286 B.C.E. It was later dominated by the Barbarians, the Franks, Frederick II and Francesco Sforza, who put in place a cruel dictatorship in 1482. It is also said that Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, was so charmed by Ascoli's beauty (and aware of its strategic importance) that he preferred not to raze it to the ground, as he did with other cities.
Together with Fermo, the city was the Region's capital until 1860.
See
Ascoli Piceno's old center is bursting with public and religious buildings ranging from the 1000s to the 1800s.
The most important edifices line the magnificent Piazza del Popolo, among which are Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo (13th Century), the historic Caffè Meletti, the Church of St. Francis (13th-16th Centuries), and the Loggia dei Mercanti.
Be sure to see Piazza Arringo, the oldest in Ascoli, and site of the Baptistery of San Giovanni; the Cathedral of Sant'Emidio, the city's Duomo, dedicated to the Patron Saint; Palazzo Vescovile and Palazzo dell'Arengo, seat of the City Painting Gallery.
Highly-characteristic are the Churches of the Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio (11th-14th Centuries), and that of Sant'Emidio alle Grotte (18th Century).
Do
Ascoli Piceno is a city to be lived in full: stroll its Medieval heart, with its ancient Roman roads and Renaissance-era piazzas, the most lovely in the Marches.
Enjoy evening aperitivo under its porticoes, drink a coffee and indulge your sweet tooth in its pasticcerie. And do not hestitate for a second when offered the olive all'ascolana, fried, stuffed olives invented here.
Finally, if you happen upon Ascoli Piceno the first Sunday of August, you cannot but observe theTorneo Cavalleresco della Quintana, a typical procession in 14th-Century costume.
Curiosities
The city of Ascoli Piceno was decorated with Italy's Gold Medal of Military Valor for its resistance to the Nazis in WWII.
San Benedetto del Tronto is Ascoli's outlet to the sea; ancient fishing and merchants' village, its beaches boast seaside establishments oft-frequented by locals in summer.
Useful Information
How to Get There
Ascoli Piceno can be reached by car, train or bus, from Rome or from San Benedetto del Tronto.
By Train
The nearest train station is in S. Benedetto del Tronto (Bologna-Lecce Line).
S. Benedetto del Tronto and Ascoli Piceno are connected by START Bus Lines.
By Plane
Ascoli Piceno's nearest airports are in Pescara, Ancona and Rome.
START S.p.a.'s Bus Lines (Tel. 06-4460567 or 0736-259091) run between Rome and Ascoli Piceno three times a day in each direction.
Ascoli Piceno, a town of just fewer than 5,000 people, lies at the confluence of the Tronto and Castellano rivers in the Le Marche region. Called the 'City of Travertine' for the milk and honey piazze and facades, Ascoli's historic center is an architectural gem. Once home to over 200 spindly towers, almost 50 remain. The public squares clatter with activity, especially in the evenings, as folks settle in for a glass of wine, always with little offerings of food, or an Anisetta from the famous Anisetta Meletti, a place that's been pouring since 1870.
If you wish to embrace the spirit of Ascoli Piceno, you might take your lodging, as we did, at the Antico Borgo Piceno, just outside the walls of the center. After what could come to be the best breakfast you've ever had in Italy, you can exit and turn right, walk past the antique public wash basins called Lavatoio di Porta Cappuccina and bear right on the Roman bridge that leads you through the city gate. At night, the view of the city from the hotel, especially during a full moon, is quite evocative.
The facilities at the hotel are top notch. We had an apartment, and chose on some warm evenings to sit on the patio and eat some of the wonderful preserved meats, vegetables, cheese and bread of Le Marche while looking at the ancient city that rose up before us.
Cronaca Di Ascoli Piceno Oggi
As you wander Ascoli Piceno, you'll wonder why they don't make all cities like this. The public squares, piazze, are made for relaxing, people-watching, having a drink, or just sitting back while lost in a blistful thankfulness that your taxes are at work making something beautiful and useful for all.
Let's list the two main piazze, followed by pictures
- Piazza Del Popolo: Central, Sacred and Profane architecture, bars, restaurants, Anisetta Meletti.
- Piazza Arringo: South side of the historic center, Sant'Emidio Church, Archaeological Museum, a stand which offers the famous Olive Ascolane. Also the start of the little tourist train.
Piazza Del Popolo
Piazza Del Popolo: Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo
Piazza Arringo
Map: Ascoli Piceno
Recommended Restaurants
Ascoli is inexpensive, especially if you're used to the high prices of the tourist cities.
Piccolo Teatro, Via Carlo Goldoni 2, was the perfect introduction to the traditional food of Ascoli. Marked on the map, the restaurant is a single, smallish room (make reservations in the summer) run by Chef Luca and his wife Diletta. You can reserve on the web site, or by calling 0736 261574.
We had a great lunch at Sensi on Corso Vittorio Emanuele 2. It's also a wine and cocktail bar with seating in an inner coutryard. They serve a great fritto Ascolano which includes fried crema, the stuff that comes inside your morning brioce.
Snacking? Well, you can. Grab a bag of the meat-stuffed, giant, deep-fried olives called olive Asoloane at Migliori Olive Ascolane at the west corner of Piazza Arringo. Just down the street is Primitivo, which offers their own production of honey, olive oil, local wine, candy like you've never had before, chocolate, tea, and other staples of modern life.
Weather and Climate
The climate of Ascoli Piceno is warm and temperate with significant rain, which falls heaviest in September through December. Optimal temperatures occur in May, June, September and October.
Ascoli Piceno Olive
Rail Access
Ascoli Piceno Italy Map
You can get to Ascoli Piceno by train. It is the last station on the San Benedetto del Tronto--Ascoli Piceno line, which links to the Adriatic line.
Where to Stay
If you can't get into our recommended hotel above, there are quite a few reasonably priced hotels in Ascoli Piceno. Here are three we recommend for value, visitor ratings and top locations.
Ascoli Piceno News
Video
Ascoli Piceno Pronunciation
Our video shows you the path of the little tourist train through Ascoli Piceno.
