SEE

The panoramic view that can be enjoyed from the enormous limestone ridge on which the Montefalcone Apennino rise is just one of the many beautiful sights that the medieval town has to offer its visitors. In addition to this natural balcony which overlooks the fields and beyond to the Sibillini and Laga Mountains, why not visit the turreted castle and churches of the village, as well as the Polittico di Peter Alamanno which is secretly guarded at the town museum.

TOUCH

Get your hands dirty, literally, from the soil that conceals the Black Truffle, hold it between your fingers like a gold nugget. In the “Circuito della cucina del Tartufo” in Montefalcone, under the guidance of an experienced hunter, you can go on a truffle hunt in search of the prized Oro Nero (Black Gold). You can then enjoy your truffle reward, the protagonist of an array of exquisite dishes at Locanda del Lupo in Luogo di Sasso.

TASTE

For those of you with a sweet tooth, don’t miss the Fritto Misto all’Italiana in Ascoli Piceno. Between Piazza Arringo and the beautiful Chiostro di San Francesco, you’ll be tempted by fried specialties from all over the country, all courting the undisputed queen of the area: l’Oliva Tenera Ascolana d.o.p. an excellent and renowned product from southern Marche.

SMELL

The anisette ‘con la mosca’ of Ascoli’s famous Meletti Cafè, with its fresh and pungent smell, will stimulate your imagination as it did with Italian poet Trilussa. The liquor, which is immersed in a coffee bean (hence the name), can be enjoyed in the surroundings of the Liberty furnishings of the historic bar, giving the visitor an exquisitely retro experience.

HEAR

In certain places, nature takes on a different sound, a clean sound. On the “monti azzurri” del Leopardi (the blue mountains) in the Sibillinis, you can hear the rustle of the wind as it whips through the Eugenia violets and the Martagon lilies, distinguish the cry of the golden eagle from the peregrine falcon, the thunderous roar of a hidden waterfall, or the eternal silence of a lake.

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