Ripatransone stands 494 meters above sea
level and ten kilometres from Grottammare
coast. It is named “Piceno’s Balcony”
because of its wonderful 360 degrees sight
that opens all over the surrounding country.
The panorama let you appreciate the
variedness of the landscapes: from the sea
up to the hills with vineyards and olive
groves and far towards Sibillini Mountains,
40 kilometres distant.
The fifteenth-century walls keeps an old
town centre as it was a jewel: besides the
urban medieval main structure, typical of
all the towns in the hinterland, it is
possible to admire some Renaissance and
Baroque style buildings, in particular along
the main street.
 Ripatransone
is also a small town rich of culture: as the
third pole of museums of Piceno it owns a
great historical and artistic legacy, well
preserved in its museums. The major one is
the Archaeological Museums, with its rare
findings from prehistory and from Picena and
Roman cultures.
Visit the Picture-Gallery with its
fifteenth-century paintings and some refined
architectonic works like the recently
renovated Mercantini Theatre and the
Amphitheatre. During the summer season you
can take advantage of free guides in
museums. In
the historic centre of Ripatransone, during
the first Sunday night after Easter, takes
place ‘The Burning Horse’ a
pyrotechnic event born in seventeenth
century: the shape of a horse runs in the
middle of a crowded square spitting out
rockets and catherine wheels to remember the
festivities of Our Lady of Saint John in
1662.
Among the
other curiosities you will find in
Ripatransone the “Most narrow alley in
Italy” just 17 inches wide between two
medieval buildings. |
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