Altidona
Encyclopedia
Altidona is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Fermo
in the Italian region Marche
, located about 60 km southeast of Ancona
and about 35 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno
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Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Fermo
Province of Fermo
The Province of Fermo is a province in the Marche, central Italy, constituted in 2004. The province came into existence in 2009. The administrative centre is the city of Fermo...
in the Italian region Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
, located about 60 km southeast of Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
and about 35 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is c. 51,400.-Geography:...
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Main sights
- The walls
- Medieval watchtower of Belvedere
- Churches of Santa Maria and San Ciriaco
- Villa Montana and Roman cistern, location of the now disappeared medieval castle
- Parish church, with a painting by Vincenzo PaganiVincenzo PaganiVincenzo Pagani was an Italian painter.Born at Monterubbiano, he apprenticed in his father's workshop, being influenced by Carlo Crivelli . Later he followed the path of Luca Signorelli, as exemplified by a canvas at Corridonia from c...