Ascoli Piceno

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Ascoli Piceno is a city in the southern end of Marche about 25 km from the Adriatic coast. Population: 50,000.

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Get in

By train

There is a line from San Benedetto del Tronto on the mainline along the Adriatic coast of Italy. The station is few hundred meters outside the centre.

By bus

A bus from Rome begin his route from the street "Castro Pretorio", near Termini, the main train station of Rome, and arrive in front of the Tribunal, in the city center of Ascoli Piceno http://www.startspa.it/navroma.htm

Get around

Everything inside town can be reached on foot.

See

  • Piazza del Popolo The main square of the city is considered one of the most beautiful in Italy. http://wikitravel.org/it/Immagine:PalazzoCapitaniAP.jpg
  • La chiesa di San Francesco, the church of Saint Francisco owerlooking the square.
  • The medieval town and streets in travertin's local stone materials.
  • The roman age fortress named "Fortezza Pia" in the upper part of the town, the walls and the bridges around the town

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Sleep

Budget

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