The harbour and the Rocca Tiepolo
On the southern coast of the Marche, at the foot of the hill of Fermo, Porto San Giorgio is a lively seaside town with a long sandy beach, a palm-lined seafront promenade and one of the largest tourist harbours on the Adriatic, full of sailing boats, yachts and fishing boats. The town was born as the port of Fermo, and in the Middle Ages it was defended by the Rocca Tiepolo, a fortress built in 1267 by Lorenzo Tiepolo, a Venetian nobleman who was the podestà of Fermo and later became Doge of Venice. The fortress, with its massive square towers and battlements, rises in the centre of the old town, and in summer hosts exhibitions and events.
In the nineteenth century, Porto San Giorgio became an elegant holiday resort, and among its illustrious residents was Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother and former king of Westphalia, who lived here in exile in the Villa Bonaparte, an elegant neoclassical residence surrounded by a park. The town has many Art Nouveau villas and a lively centre, with the neoclassical theatre Vittorio Emanuele II. Porto San Giorgio is also known for its fishing tradition and for its fish market, and its restaurants serve excellent seafood, including the "brodetto", the typical fish soup of the Marche. The long cycle path along the coast allows you to reach the neighbouring towns by bike.
Tip: walk along the harbour at sunset; taste the brodetto in a restaurant near the fish market.
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