Ascoli Piceno → Venarotta

Walking distance 18.6 km

Stage information

Difficulty: moderate

Stage 1 (Ascoli Piceno → Venarotta) covers 18.6 km on foot.

Before leaving Ascoli Piceno, locate Area archeologica Palazzo dei Capitani on the map. It is close to the starting point.

Look for these places on the stage map: Galleggiano, Mozzano, Casacagnano, and Olibra Incinesca.

Area archeologica Palazzo dei Capitani
Museum · < 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Museum, in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage, covering 200.0 km².
Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo
Palace · < 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Seat of the Captain of the People, raised between the mid-13th and 14th centuries, with a crenellated medieval tower. At Christmas 1535 rioters barricaded themselves inside and the building burned for two days before it was restored.

Platano orientale di Strada Salaria - Case Piccioni, Ascoli Piceno
Monumental tree · 400 m from the trail as the crow flies
Italy’s monumental tree register identifies this specimen as Platanus orientalis L. It records a height of 26 m and a trunk circumference of 850 cm.
Cedro del Libano di Forte Malatesta, Ascoli Piceno
Monumental tree · 700 m from the trail as the crow flies
Italy’s monumental tree register identifies this specimen as Cedrus libani A.Richard. It records a height of 22.5 m and a trunk circumference of 470 cm.

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