MONTEPRANDONE  (5Km from San Benedetto del Tronto)

Monteprandone rises on a hill at 280 metres a.s.l. about 5 Km. from San Benedetto del Tronto and offers a lovely view of the sea and surrounding mountains. It is the hometown of S. Giacomo della Marca (1393-1476) and of the artist Carlo Allegretti (16-17th century). The ancient town walls and streets are intact inside the historic town centre amongst its green pine trees. The town hall houses part of the precious library of S. Giacomo with its original codices some of which containing miniature paintings. The collegiate church of S. Nicolò has a wooden 13th century crucifix. At 1,5 Km. from the town's historic centre you can find the convent of S. Maria delle Grazie or S. Giacomo della Marca. The hills are covered in rich vineyards which yield the famous controlled denomination of origin wines such as "Rosso Piceno Superiore" and "Bianco Falerio del Colli Ascolani". A short stop-over or a holiday at Monteprandone will give you the chance to taste simple, genuine food such as: ham, salami, liver with eggs, pecorino cheese, homemade pasta with duck sauce, rabbit ('ncip-'nciap), mutton kebabs, lambs ribs and much more……