Ascoli Piceno — The city of a hundred towers
Province of Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno is one of Italy's most beautiful art cities. Piazza del Popolo, entirely paved in polished travertine, is enclosed by the Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo and the Church of San Francesco. The famous Art Nouveau Caffè Meletti (1907) was frequented by Hemingway, Sartre, and Trilussa. The Duomo preserves Carlo Crivelli's polyptych (1473), an absolute masterpiece. The Ventidio Basso Theater and over 200 monuments make Ascoli an open-air museum. Every August, the Quintana, a medieval historical re-enactment, takes place.
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Ascoli Travertine
Caffè Meletti
Year 1907
Quintana
First Sunday of August
Other places in Ascoli Piceno
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