N. 1

THE DISCOVERY OF THE ROMANIC STYLE

1st day: ARRIVAL / ANCONA

Arrival at Ancona and free lunch. Guided visit of: the Cathedral of San Ciariaco, the Diocesan Museum, Arco Clementino, Arco di Traiano, Teatro delle Muse, Loggia dei Mercanti, Piazza Plebiscito, Lazzaretto, Passetto. Dinner and overnight stay.

2nd day: NUMANA / OSIMO / ANCONA

Breakfast and departure to Numana. Guided visit of: Santuario del Crocifisso, the Antiquarium, Torre del Pincio. Free lunch. Osimo. Guided visit of: the Cathedral of San Leopardo, Battistero, the Diocesan Museum, Piazza del Comune, Santuario di San Giuseppe da Copertino and the Theatre. Dinner and overnight stay.

3rd day: CINGOLI / MACERATA

Breakfast and departure to Cingoli. Free lunch. Guided visit of: the central Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, the Town Hall Palace, the Clock Tower, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, San Francesco and San Filippo, the Civic Archaeological Museum, the Library and the Civic Art Gallery. Dinner and overnight stay.

4th day: URBISAGLIA / ABBADIA DI FIASTRA / MACERATA

Breakfast and departure to the Abbey of Chiaravalle di Fiastra. Guided visit of the church that is part of a monastic complex built by Cistercians. Free lunch. Urbisaglia. Guided visit of: the Archaeological Park and the historical centre characterized by the Fortress. Dinner and overnight stay.

5th day: CAMERINO / MATELICA / DEPARTURE

Breakfast and departure to Camerino. Guided visit of: Piazza Cavour, the Dome, Palazzo Arcivescovile, Palazzo Ducale, the Churches of San Filippo and San Venanzio, the Rocca Borgesca. Free lunch. Matelica. Guided visit of: a wine cellar that produces the typical white wine “Verdicchio di Matelica”, Piazza Mattei, the Piersanti Museum, the Civic and Archaeological Museum and the Theatre. Departure in the late afternoon. End of services.

N. 2

THE HEART OF THE MARCHE

1st day: ARRIVAL / MACERATA

Arrival at Macerata. Free lunch. Guided visit of: Basilica della Misericordia, Piazza della Libertà, Church of San Paolo, Loggia dei Mercanti, the Lauro Rossi theatre, the Clock Tower, Church of San Filippo, Coaches Museum, Civic Art Gallery, Natural History Museum, Church of San Giovanni and Sferisterio. Dinner and overnight stay.

2nd day: ROMANIC ABBEYS / TOLENTINO / SAN SEVERINO MARCHE

Breakfast and departure. Guide whole day. Free lunch. Visit of: Abbazia di Santa Maria a Piè di Chienti, a treasure of the Romanic art; San Claudio al Chienti with its particular cylindrical towers, l’Abbadia di Chiaravalle di Fiastra that is a part of a monastic complex built by Cistercians. Tolentino: Basilica di San Nicola and its important cloister. San Severino Marche. Visit of: the old town called “castle”, the Civic Art Gallery, Piazza del Pololo, the Town Hall Palace, Palazzo Gentili and the Archaeological Museum. Dinner and overnight stay.

3rd day: RECANATI / LORETO / OSIMO

Breakfast and departure. Guide whole day. Free lunch. Recanati. Visit of: Piazza Leopardi, the Town Hall Palace, the house and the places where Leopardi grew up and about he wrote. Loreto. Visit of: Santuario della Madonna di Loreto and the connected Museum. Osimo. Guided visit of: the Cathedral of San Leopardo, Battistero, the Diocesan Museum, Piazza del Comune, Santuario di San Giuseppe da Copertino and the Theatre. Dinner and overnight stay.

4th day: SIBILLINI MOUNTAINS PARK

Breakfast and departure to the National Park of Sibillini Mountains. Guide whole day. Free lunch. The most important mountains are: Monte Vettore (2476 m), Monte Priora (2332 m), Monte Sibilla (2175 m). In the Pilato Lake lives the “Chirocefalo del Marchesoni” that only in this lake reproduces. The main plain is “la piana di Castelluccio” with its importan “fioritura”. The landscape is characterized by a rich fauna and a particular vegetation. In the late afternoon transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

5th day: MATELICA AND ITS “VERDICCHIO” / DEPARTURE

Breakfast and transfer to Matelica. Free lunch. Guided visit of: a wine cellar that produces the typical white wine “Verdicchio di Matelica”, Piazza Mattei, the Piersanti Museum, the Civic and Archaeological Museum and the Theatre. In the afternoon departure. End of services.