The way of salami… and art – Jesi and Fabriano among Verdicchio cold cuts and art

Arrive in Jesi, city of Federico II, G. B Pergolesi and Verdicchio. Meeting with the guide and visit of the city, surrounded by one of the best preserved walls of the region that boasts the title of “exemplary city” UNESCO for the architectural integration of its various historical layers, In addition to the visit to the city walls with gates, square, polygonal and cylindrical towers, the main square of the city, where Emperor Frederick II of Swabia was born on 26 December 1194. In Piazza Federico II, which occupies the area of the ancient Roman forum, we find the Cathedral of San Settimio while in Piazza Colocci, there is the Palazzo della Signoria, from the XV century, masterpiece of civil Renaissance architecture that houses the Planettiana Library and the Municipal Historical Archive. In Piazza della Repubblica stands the Pergolesi Theatre, originally called “della Concordia”, built between 1790 and 1798 and dedicated to the famous composer Giovan Battista Pergolesi, born in Jesi in 1710. Lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon stop in a famous winery in the area for a wine tasting, with the possibility of buying products. I In the evening group transfer to Fabriano, hotel accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide and guided tour of the historic city center. Starting from the Church of San Filippo, the loggia of San Francesco, the Oratorio della Carità in which are preserved frescoes by Filippo Bellini depicting the seven works of the Misericordia, the Crypt of San Romualdo, the Church of S. Onofrio or Scala Santa, the Gentile Theatre, the main fountain called “Sturinalto”, the Palazzo del Podestà the oldest Gothic civil building of the Marche region, the Cathedral. Lunch in restaurant with tourist menu. In the afternoon visit of the Museum of Paper and Watermark where you can learn about all the stages of handmade paper processing End of services, return to the places of origin.