Montefiore dell'Aso
The painters' hill
Province
Province of Ascoli Piceno
Altitude
411 m a.s.l.
Inhabitants
2.100
Hilltop village in the Aso Valley with a museum complex that houses works by Carlo Crivelli and a landscape that has inspired generations of painters.
📜 History
An ancient Piceno and then Roman center, Montefiore dell'Aso preserves in its Museum Complex a precious polyptych by Carlo Crivelli. The village was the birthplace of the painter Adolfo De Carolis, author of the decorations of the Vittoriano in Rome.
✨ Genius Loci
Montefiore is the village of art and light: its views of the Val d'Aso, with hills gently sloping towards the sea, have inspired artists of every era. The golden light of sunset transforms the landscape into a living painting.
To See
- Museum Complex with polyptych by Carlo Crivelli
- Church of Santa Lucia
- Birthplace of Adolfo De Carolis
- Panorama of the Aso Valley
- Medieval historic center
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