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7 slow days of art and history: Macerata

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7 days based in Macerata, in June, built around art and history. Macerata gets 7 days, with Senigallia, Ripatransone and Grottammare nearby.

7 days · June · art & history-first · moderate walking

Macerata

Macerata, 7 days

Base yourself in Macerata and make these your day trips.

4 towns · qualifying pool of 12 from 125 candidates

Coastal and hill towns in the provinces of Macerata, Ascoli Piceno, and Ancona. Borghi Più Belli d'Italia, Bandiera Blu coast, and Spighe Verdi.

Getting around

Macerata, your base, is on the rail network. 2 of the 4 towns here have a station; the rest need wheels. A rental car makes this corner simple, a rail-plus-taxi version takes patience.

Your timing

June sits in this corner's best window: open, temperate, and short of the crowd months.

Day 1 · Arrive in Macerata

Settle in. Macerata is your base for the next 7 days. Take the afternoon to walk the centro, find your bearings, eat something local.

Macerata

Province: Macerata

Macerata

The provincial capital at 315 meters between the Chienti and Potenza, home to Italy's oldest university and the Sferisterio open-air opera arena.

Picked for:art and history · hill town

Day 2 · Day trip to Treia

First outing. Head to Treia for the day. Take the slow road, leave time to wander, be back in Macerata for dinner.

Treia

Province: Macerata

Treia

A Macerata hill town at 342 meters, the Roman municipium Trea, renamed by Pope Pius VI in 1790 after centuries as Montecchio.

Picked for:art and history · hill town

Day 3 · Day trip to Grottammare

Out again, this time to Grottammare. Same rhythm: leave after breakfast, return for evening in Macerata.

Grottammare

Province: Ascoli Piceno

Grottammare

A double town on the Riviera delle Palme, with a palm-lined seafront and a medieval upper borgo where Pope Sixtus V was born.

Picked for:art and history · coastal

Day 4 · Day trip to Ripatransone

Out again, this time to Ripatransone. Same rhythm: leave after breakfast, return for evening in Macerata.

Ripatransone

Province: Ascoli Piceno

Ripatransone

The Belvedere del Piceno at 494 meters, ridgetop borgo with views to the Adriatic and the narrowest alley in Italy at 43 centimeters.

Picked for:art and history · hill town

Day 5 · Day trip to Senigallia

Last day trip in this corner, to Senigallia. Make a day of it, then back to Macerata.

Senigallia

Province: Ancona

Senigallia

Thirteen kilometers of fine sand on the Adriatic, hometown to a chef and a photographer whose names carry beyond the region.

Picked for:food and wine · coastal

Day 6 · Day in Macerata

A slower day. Stay in Macerata. Walk side streets, find the market, take a long lunch.

Day 7 · Day in Macerata

A slower day. Stay in Macerata. Walk side streets, find the market, take a long lunch.

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