Campofilone is very pictoresque, with three magnificent 14th century gates, gradually formed in the Middle Ages, around a Benedectine abbey dedicated to San Bartolomeo, known to be already flourishing in 1066. At first it was called Campus Fulloni, the place of the fuller. It is thought that there was a Roman villa or mansion here, a resting place on the road from Cupra to Fermo, because many stones with Roman carving were used to buid the abbey; it possibly continued the tradition of offering hospitality to travellers. The enormous church still dominates the town, but it wa completely rebuilt in the 19th century, after earthquake damage. The interior, with a central nave and two side aisles, was frescoed by Luigi Fontana(1899). In the central Piazza Umberto is the new town hall and the attractive façade, with a brick portico surmounted by a terrace, of the Teatro Comunale (City Theatre) (1928). Here too , was one of the castles of Fermo, of which only a section of wall and a tower, called the “Torrione”, remains.
The tapered shape village located on a main street whith buildings overlooking it , behind them a labyrinth of alleys , sometimes covered with barrel and cross vaults and, occasionally, glimpse the beauty of the landscape surrounding it: the calm Adriatic sea, the rolling hills up to the snow capped Sibillini mountains.
Walking through the streets you can still smell the scent of the ancient culinary tradition: the “Maccheroncini” of Campofilone PGI have always been a gourmet speciality, they distinguish from other pasta products for the thinness of the dough sheets and the finest cut; they are well known and appreciated around the world.
INFO:
PRO LOCO (Tourist Office)
Address: Piazza Umberto 1°, 63828 Campofilone ( Fermo) 
Tel:        +39 0734 917057
FAX:              +39 0734 917057