Montefiore dell'Aso is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Ascoli Piceno
The province of Ascoli Piceno () is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ascoli Piceno, and the province is bordered by the Adriatic Sea to the east, the province of Fermo to the north, and it faces the regions ...
in the
Italian
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region
Marche
Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...
, located about southeast of
Ancona
Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...
and about northeast of
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; ; ) is a (municipality) and capital of the province of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italy, Italian region of Marche.
Geography
The town lies at the confluence of the Tronto, River Tronto and the small Castellano (river), River Castell ...
.
One of several
Hilltowns in Central Italy, Montefiore dell'Aso borders the following municipalities:
Campofilone,
Carassai,
Lapedona,
Massignano,
Monterubbiano
Monterubbiano is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. It is on a hill from the Adriatic Sea.
History
In pre-historic times the area was inhabited by the Piceni (9th-3rd centuries BC). After the Roman co ...
,
Moresco
Moresco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona and about northeast of Ascoli Piceno in the valley named Valdaso. As of 2011, it had a population of 606 and an area ...
,
Petritoli,
Ripatransone. It is one of
I Borghi più belli d'Italia
() is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, that was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities, with the a ...
("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Historical sights include the Romanesque-Gothic church of St. Francis, housing the sepulchres of Cardinal
Gentile Partino (1310) and painter
Adolfo de Carolis
Adolfo de Carolis (6 January 1874 – 7 February 1928) was an Italian painter, xylographer, illustrator and photographer. He is generally associated with Art Nouveau (known as "Stile Liberty" in Italy), although many of his works could also be cl ...
, while the apses has frescoes by the
Master of Offida.
References
External links
Comune di Montefiore dell'Aso , Homepage
Borghi più belli d'Italia
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