The Cecco Bridge, dating back to the Republican age, is located over the Castellano river in Ascoli Piceno. According to a legend, the bridge was built in one night by the famous scholar and astrologer Cecco D’Ascoli, helped by the Devil. The two-arch structure was made of ashlars. The bridge was destroyed during the Second World War and it was rebuilt in 1971 using the original material.
The roman Arli Bridge, also called the Old Bridge, dates back to 1580 when it was rebuilt after a flood of the Tronto river destroyed the entire structure. Nowadays, it is only possible to see a block of tuff stone and the basis of a pier.
The Augustan Bridge of Porta Cappuccina over the Tronto river is one the largest Roman bridges (more than 22 meter wide) and one of the most representative of the Roman construction technique. The structure, was made using the opus quadratum technique in travertine. Over the years, the bridge was restored several times, the last one was in 1938. The one-arch building is 22 meter wide, and 62 meter long, and it is made of pillars leaning against the rock. The bridge is nowadays accessible from the inside through a corridor and it links the city centre to the Porta Cappuccina.
To see: Ascoli Piceno - Franciscan Route of "Marca", Ascoli Piceno - Cathedral of Saint Emidius, Ascoli Piceno - Ventidio Basso Theatre, Ascoli Piceno - People's Square, Philharmonic theatre, Ascoli Piceno - Municipal Art Gallery, National Archaeological Museum, Ascoli Piceno - "Piazza Arringo", Ascoli Piceno - Sanctuary of Sant'Emidio alle Grotte, Ascoli Piceno - Monastery of the Holy Annunziata
Flavors and Craft: The Tender Ascolan olive PDO, Ascoli Piceno - Historical Carnival of Ascoli Piceno, Ascoli Piceno - "La Giostra della Quintana" (The Quintana Tournament), Falerio dei Colli Ascolani DOC, Rosso Piceno DOC, Italian Style mixed fried food, Anisette Meletti of Ascoli Piceno, Ascoli Piceno - Market of Ascoli Piceno, Typical recipes: Olive Ascolane(Stuffed Fried Olives), Ascoli Piceno- Niccolo IV and the cope in Ascoli Piceno
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