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Corinaldo – The Sanctuary of Saint Maria Goretti

The Diocesan Sanctuary of Saint Maria Goretti is located on the summit of the historic centre and is easily identifiable in virtue of the Church of Sant’Agostino bell tower which soars above Corinaldo’s roof tops. The remains of the Saint’s mother, Assunta, who died in Corinaldo in 1954, are located to the left of the entrance, whereas to the right we have those of Alessandro Serenelli. A silver urn containing a bone from the Saint’s arm is positioned next to a wooden sculpture of Saint Maria Goretti  on the central altar in white Carrara marble, the very arm with which …

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Corinaldo – Church of the Incancellata

Constructed around a statuette, originally as a small church. The sheer number of worshippers and pilgrims which flocked to adore the sacred and miraculous image convinced the Gonfalon fraternity to erect a caretaker’s residence and a shelter for pilgrims, later transformed into a church. Once a small stream flowed in front of it, channelled into a well inside the church, the site of miraculous healing episodes. Prelates, cardinals, princes and the humblest of men would all flock to venerate this sacred image, drink and wash in these prodigious waters. This is the church where Saint Maria Goretti went to pray. …

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Corinaldo – Scorticatore tower

An impressive pentagonal tower, approximately 18 metres in height, built in the 15th century to defend the Cassero. Despite a lack of documented evidence, the project is attributed to Francesco di Giorgio Martini, a Sienese architect who designed many fortification structures within the Duchy of Urbino. It was partially restructured in the 16th and 20th centuries and today it contains as memorial dedicated to victims of the wars. On the walls to the east of the Torre dello Sperone you will notice an opening dating back to the early 20th century, to facilitate the  access of the first motor vehicles …

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Corinaldo – The Costume Hall

Located in the rooms next to the Town Hall. A small museum brimming with Medieval colours and perfumes. Ducal costumes are conserved here, faithfully recreated to dress the Duke and Duchess of Urbino on occasion of the historic re-enactment of the Dispute of the Polenta Well, held in Corinaldo on the third weekend of July for over thirty years now. Garments are made from scratch each year by the district which won last year’s Palio, are worn only once, on occasion of the parade, after which they are placed on display in this hall which faithfully documents the evolution of the …

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Corinaldo – C.Ridolfi Art Gallery

The collection is described as sacred as it contains numerous important works recovered from churches demolished during the 19th century. Here you’ll see a rich collection of paintings on display, as well as eighteen splendid carved and painted wooden reliquary busts, highly refined works by Sicilian carvers from the early 17th century. The art gallery also contains the Nori de’ Nobili Art Collection, accessible with your ticket at no additional cost.

Jesi – Palazzo Bisaccioni

Home to Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Jesi, this beautiful 16th century building contains a collection of ancient works of art and continuously hosts interesting exhibitions, including a permanent one of the painter from Jesi, Domenico Luigi Valeri. There is also a library with art books, publications by bank foundations from all over the country, reprints of ancient codes, maps, reproductions and a historic archive containing 200 years of local history.   A visit to the Caveau is a must, a suggestive locked treasure room, containing interiors of the ancient bank with relative equipment, elegant safes and deposit boxes along …

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Jesi – The Ripa Bianca Nature Reserve

Until the mid 1980s, this was the home to Jesi’s landfill site along with a neighbouring gravel quarry, relentlessly animated by diggers and trucks at work. Human activity subsided during the early 1990s and the landfill site was reclaimed. A colony of night herons spontaneously settled, initially along the river banks, and then on the shores of the quarry lake, after the quarry was closed. Sergio Romagnoli was the first to notice these new inhabitants. Together with other WWF members and Jesi naturalists, he resolved to conserve this important habitat.The reserve has since become an invaluable naturalistic site, inhabited by …

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Jesi – Diocesan Museum

The Jesi Diocesan Museum was founded in 1966, with the aim of collecting, conserving and promoting religious art testimonials and artefacts from the local territory. To date it contains a conspicuous cultural heritage which once belonged to churches of the Diocese, from the 4th to the 19th century. The museum is hosted in a few rooms of Palazzo Ripanti Nuovo, next to the Cathedral of San Settimio, and is a place where the beauty and the sacred converge, steeped in traditions which have been crystallised over the ages by the Christian communities of Vallesina and the one which inhabits the …

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Jesi – The Jesi Art Gallery

The Building itself is worth a visit to this art gallery. Indeed, Palazzo Pianetti is one of the city’s most important treasures. It conserves an extremely interesting collection of works of art spanning from the 15th century to the present day. It really is worth admiring the Gallery of Stucco, 70 metres of 18th century Rococo, the 19th century apartments on the second floor which now host the contemporary art section, and the building’s terrace. The collection of 200 apothecary vases from the former hospital of Jesi, dating back to 1775, is truly unmissable. A continuous discovery of truly unique …

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