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Offida is a
pretty town on the hills, 18 kilometres far
from the sea, that has kept the same urban
structure it had during the period of Middle
Age.
 In
its historic centre, one of the most
beautiful in the whole Piceno country, you
can admire the old Town Hall, that houses
the ‘Golden Snake Theatre’, and Saint Mary’s
Church: both of them are held into
marvellous walls with merlons.
The Town
Hall is a brickwork building very elegant
with well balanced proportions and it’s
enriched by a fourteenth-century
merlon-crowned tower. The Church of Saint
Mary is the main monument of the town, with
a wonderful roman-gothic style crypt, and
it’s situated on a magnificent cliff.
 Offida
is also famous for its
Bobbin Lace, a form of weaving, where
each thread is attached to a wooden bobbin
so its individual path can be controlled.
Still today if you walk through the lanes of
the centre you can meet women working the
lace outside their houses. It’s an ancient
art that was handed on from mother to
daughter. At
the moment some of the most beautiful works
can be found in the ‘Lace Museum’ housed by
Pagnanelli Palace together with the
Archaeological Museum and the Town
Picture-Gallery. Also important is the
museum titled to Aldo Sergiacomi (1912
-1994) that contains the works of the
sculptor born in Offida.
During Friday nights in July and August a
suggestive market with craftsman’s stands
takes place. |
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