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    Province of Ascoli Piceno

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    Ascoli Piceno

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    Capital

    Ascoli Piceno

    Inhabitants

    ~200.000

    Surface

    1,228 sq km

    Municipalities

    33

    The southernmost province of the Marche, where the Sibillini Apennines meet the Adriatic coast of the Riviera delle Palme. Ascoli Piceno, the 'city of a hundred towers', enchants with its Piazza del Popolo entirely in travertine, the Art Nouveau Caffè Meletti, and the famous Ascolana olives. San Benedetto del Tronto, with its palm-lined promenade, is one of the main seaside resorts on the Adriatic. The hinterland hides timeless villages and ancient traditions.

    Piazza del PopoloOlive ascolaneRiviera delle PalmeTravertine

    Art and History

    🏖️ Sea and Beaches

    San Benedetto del Tronto

    The Riviera delle Palme with 8,000 palm trees and a fishing port.

    8,000 palm treesBlue FlagFishing port7 km of coastline

    Grottammare

    The 'Pearl of the Adriatic' with a medieval village and a promenade of palm and orange trees.

    Pearl of the AdriaticMedieval villagePalms and orange treesPope Sixtus V

    Cupra Marittima

    Ancient village perched on the hill and fine sandy beach.

    Borgo MaranoMalacological MuseumFine sandPicene origins

    ⛰️ Mountains

    Lake Pilate

    The only natural glacial lake in the Marche, at 1,940 m on Mount Vettore.

    Glacial lake1,940 mEndemic fairy shrimpLegend Pilate

    Monte Vettore

    The highest peak of the Sibillini (2,476 m).

    2,476 mHighest peakLake PilateSea view

    Pisciarelle Waterfalls

    Series of natural waterfalls in Acquasanta Terme among beech woods.

    WaterfallsBeech forestsThermal watersEasy trail

    🌿 Nature and Parks

    Sibillini National Park (Ascoli side)

    Valleys, gorges and blooms on the southern side of the Sibillini mountains.

    VectorLake PilateTrailsCastel Trosino

    Gola del Salinello

    Spectacular canyon on the border with Abruzzo, with rock hermitages.

    Canyon 200 mHermitages in cavesAbruzzo borderBirds of prey

    Bosco della Martese (Laga)

    One of the most extensive beech forests in central Italy in the Monti della Laga Park.

    Centuries-old beech forestApennine wolfDeerLong trails

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