Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno is a town of 45,193 inhabitants in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Marche, Italy. It is the capital of its province.

The municipality covers 160.51 km², with a density of 282 inhabitants per km².

The nearest airport is Pescara (PSR), about 68 km away as the crow flies. Read our guide to the airport.

The city of travertine

Ascoli Piceno, in the far south of the Marche, is built almost entirely of travertine, a warm, pale stone that makes its squares glow at sunset. Surrounded by two rivers and the mountains, it is a city of a hundred towers.

What to see

Piazza del Popolo is one of the most beautiful squares in Italy, paved in travertine and closed by the Palazzo dei Capitani and the church of San Francesco. Here the historic Caffè Meletti, an Art Nouveau café, serves the local anise liqueur. Piazza Arringo, with the cathedral and the baptistery, hosts the picture gallery with works by Carlo Crivelli. The Roman bridge of Solestà, the medieval towers and the Quintana jousting tournament in summer complete the experience.

Food

Olive all'ascolana, giant green olives stuffed with meat and fried, fritto misto, anisetta Meletti and the Rosso Piceno Superiore and Pecorino wines.

Around Ascoli Piceno

The Sibillini Mountains with Montefortino and the Infernaccio gorge, Arquata del Tronto, Offida, the Riviera delle Palme with San Benedetto del Tronto and Grottammare. Pescara airport is about an hour away.

Ascoli Piceno on the map

Nearby towns

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