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Sant'Angelo in Vado

A 359-meter terrace town on the upper Metauro, built over Roman Tifernum Mataurense and host of Italy's oldest white truffle fair after Alba.

Best time
Apr–Oct
By car
1 h 25 min from Rimini
Population
3,884

Known for

  • WHITE TRUFFLE FAIR

    Italy's oldest white truffle fair after Alba, founded 1963, running across October and the first half of November in Palazzo Mercuri.

  • DOMUS DEL MITO

    Roman noble house from the late first century AD, with 27 rooms of polychrome mosaics depicting Neptune, Dionysus and Medusa, excavated from 2003.

  • TIFERNUM MATAURENSE

    First-century BC Roman municipium underneath the modern town, with cardo, forum and baths still emerging from excavations.

When to visit

Best · Apr–Oct

  • J9°
  • F12°
  • M13°
  • A16°
  • M21°
  • J27°
  • J31°
  • A30°
  • S25°
  • O20°
  • N14°
  • D10°
  • Best
  • Hot or crowded
  • Quiet
  • Mostly closed

Daytime averages, 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.

The festa: Michele, 29 September

Why come

Sant'Angelo in Vado sits on a river terrace on the right bank of the upper Metauro, sixty kilometers from Perugia and twenty from Urbino. The Roman city of Tifernum Mataurense lies underneath the modern town: a municipium from the first century BC, built on a grid with the cardo maximus running past the public baths to a forum under the former convent of Santa Caterina. Excavations from 2003 onward uncovered the Domus del Mito, a 1,000-square-meter noble house from the late first century AD with 27 rooms and a sequence of polychrome figurative mosaics of Neptune and Amphitrite, Dionysus and Medusa that survive almost intact.

The white truffle fair began in 1963, the oldest in Italy after Alba, and runs across the weekends of October and the first half of November in Palazzo Mercuri and the streets around it. The Centro Sperimentale di Tartuficoltura, the national research center for truffle cultivation, has been based here since the 1980s.

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How to get there

From Rimini (RMI), about 1h 42m by car.

Ancona / Pescara (AOI) is about 1h 47m away.

By car from the centre of Perugia 1h 35m or Ancona 2 hours.

Coming by train into Rimini? Sant'Angelo in Vado is about 1h 25m away by road.

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Sant'Angelo in Vado, photo 1
Sant'Angelo in Vado, photo 2

What to see

  • Domus del Mito

    Roman noble house from the late first century AD, 1,000 square meters across 27 rooms, with intact polychrome mosaics of Neptune, Amphitrite, Dionysus and Medusa.

  • Palazzo Mercuri

    Liberty-style palace with frescoed rooms, used as the central venue of the Mostra Nazionale del Tartufo Bianco each October and November.

  • Mostra Nazionale del Tartufo Bianco

    Italy's oldest white truffle fair after Alba, founded 1963, running across the weekends of October and the first half of November.

  • Tifernum Mataurense

    Roman city underneath the modern town, a municipium from the first century BC, with the cardo maximus, public baths and forum still being excavated.

  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Extra Muros

    Romanesque church outside the original walls, with frescoes from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and a wooden crucifix from the same period.

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Living here

  • Population 3,884
  • Remotei
  • Pharmacy in town
  • High school within a 30-minute drive
  • Nearest airport Rimini, 1 h 42 min drive
  • Regional capital Ancona, 2 h 0 min drive

Common questions

What is Sant'Angelo in Vado known for?
Sant'Angelo in Vado is a 359-meter terrace town on the upper Metauro, built over Roman Tifernum Mataurense and host of Italy's oldest white truffle fair after Alba.
Where is Sant'Angelo in Vado?
Sant'Angelo in Vado is a comune in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche, at 359 meters above sea level.
What is the nearest airport to Sant'Angelo in Vado?
Rimini (RMI), about 1h 42m by car.
How long is the drive from Perugia to Sant'Angelo in Vado?
About 1h 35m by car.
When is the best time to visit Sant'Angelo in Vado?
Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 31 degrees, and May the wettest, with about 13 rain days.
Is there a sagra or a festival in Sant'Angelo in Vado?
The town keeps its patron saint's day: Michele, 29 September.
Which other towns are like Sant'Angelo in Vado?
Sassoferrato, Pergola and Amandola.
How many people live in Sant'Angelo in Vado?
3,884 at the 2023 count.
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The numbers

  • Elevation: 359 m
  • Population: 3,884
  • Surface area: 67.34 km²

These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.

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