Nature Theatres
Tr a v e l l i n g a m o n g A r t , T h e a t r e s a n d Pa n o r a m i c v i e w s Duration: 3 days 2 nights Suggested periods: March - November Activities: trekking, cultural tour, photography, food & wine tastings
Tour Programm Day 1 Arrival and transfer to your accommodation. In the afternoon, welcome meeting with Duemme Tour staff. Guided tour of Montecarotto and its historical theatre, Teatro Comunale, one of the most beautiful theatre of our region. Teatro Comunale preserves its decorations and the wooden stage mechanism. You go on to Serra de' Conti carachterized by its medieval atmosphere. Here you will walk a historical interactive path through the “Sale del Tempo Sospeso”(the halls of suspended time). Dinner in restaurant with tasting of typical traditional food of the region. Overnight.
Day 2 Breakfast. Guided tour of Arcevia. Along the narrow streets of the centre you can imagine the richness and prestige of the nobles who, from the XVI century, spent their holidays in this delightful location. You can even walk on the major part of Rocca Contrada's perimeter fence. You will visit the San Medardo Church, with the famous Sigorelli's Polyptych. Lunch in restaurant. In the afternoon trekking to Croceguardia Mount, from where you have a wonderful sight from the Appenines to the valleys. Our tour goes on through country roads which wind up the hills. Here you find Caudino, Palazzo, Loretello, small medieval villages. In the end you reach Castiglione*, very small village which preserves its medieval structure and its perimeter fence. Dinner in restaurant. Overnight.
* Walking along the narrow streets of Castiglione, you look at the detail of the medieval buildings. Then on the left you will see a tiny square. This is a perfect place to admire the beauty of the surrounding landscape. Sitting on the bench it seems to be in a theatre, where the Show of Nature’s Beauty is going on the stage
Day 3 Breakfast. Guided tour of Jesi. Here the Emperor Frederick II Barbarossa and the famous musician G.B.Pergolesi were born. Unesco nominated Jesi as “exemplar city” in 1969 as it holds beautiful architectural jewels: the “Palazzo della Signoria” designed by Francesco Di Giorgio Martini in the XV century, Palazzo Pianetti, with over 70 meters of Roccocò frescos and Pinacoteca Civica with some important pieces of Lorenzo Lotto. Teatro Pergolesi is one of the biggest and most elegant theatre in the region. Free time in Jesi and departure.