RIPATRANSONE  (20 Km. from San Benedetto del Tronto)

Ripatransone rises on a hill and enjoys such a view that it has been called the "view point of the piceno". The ancient town centre is medieval structure with renaissance and baroque period buildings and curiously it has the most narrowest street in Italy, just 43 cm. wide.
One of its primary features is its archaeological museum, picture and plaster cast gallery, peasant life and handicrafts museum and the ethnographical museum.
Piazza XX Settembre is the heart of the town where the town hall is situated inside the Palazzo del Podestà dated 1304. The cathedral, built between 1597 and 1623 houses statues and canvases dated 17th century.
The most important event is the "Cavallo di fuoco" (held on the first Sunday after Easter). Typical speciality is the "Ciavarro" (made of legumes and cereals with a spicy sauce). A walk around the town centre is perfect for people who like history and architecture. The numerous public and private museums confirm the town's attitude to safeguard the traces of local past and history. In the book shop of the archaeological museum you can buy local hand-made objects. You cannot miss a walk through the narrowest street in Italy and in the Bottega del Vino (wine shop) situated under the arcades of the ancient Palazzo degli Anziani, you can get a certificate to prove you went there.
The largest farms of this region exhibit their products in the Bottega del Vino and it is also possible to ask for information or book visits to the farms where the local piceno people will extend their discreet but warm hospitality to tourists.