Jesi is one of the most beguiling towns in Ancona’s inland and boasts a sophisticated old centre and lively cultural life. As you arrive you must look at its most striking feature - a belt of massive 14thC walls, built on Roman foundations and later strengthened with buttresses and impregnable towers, and topped by houses.Piazza Federico II lies at the north-eastern end of the town where the Roman forum of Aesis once lay. Its name recalls the birth here of the fabled Medieval Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II in a tent on 26 December 1194. In Piazza Ghislieri is the Federico II Museum, a large multimedia museum dedicated to the emperor, documenting Federico's life and his stirring deeds. A few steps down Via Pergolesi and you will be in Piazza Colocci and in front of Jesi's most remarkable building, Palazzo della Signoria. This Renaissance palace was built at the end of the 15thC; the large rampant lion above the entrance is the symbol of the power the city once held. Piazza della Repubblica, Jesi's largest square, is dominated by the town's 18thC theatre, Teatro Pergolesi, home to a prestigious autumn opera season and named after the composer Pergolesi, who was born here in 1710.On Via XV Settembre stands Jesi's most flamboyant building, Palazzo Pianetti. Apart from its hundred windows, the bland facade little prepares you for the over-the-top Rococo flourishes inside. The most extravagant part is the sugar-candy stucco work in the long galleria. The over-blown decoration alone would merit a visit; the added bonus of the civic art gallery makes it obligatory as here is kept a small group of some of Lorenzo Lotto’s finest works: the Judgement of Santa Lucia, a Visitation, an Annunciation and a restless Deposition.To find an exhaustive selection of Marche wines you can’t miss the regional “enoteca”, in the city historical centre, where you get to know the delicious Verdicchio, a white wine proudly produced in this area.Among the main events, to be mentioned is the Palio of San Floriano and historical re-enactment: during the first week of May the town fully plunges into a medieval atmosphere.
To see: Jesi - G.B. Pergolesi Theatre, Jesi - Civic Art Gallery, Ripa Bianca Nature Reserve, Jesi - Diocesan Museum, Jesi - The Ventaglio Park, Jesi - Public Gardens, Jesi - Cathedral of S. Settimio, Jesi - Sanctuary of S. Maria delle Grazie, Jesi - Palazzo della Signoria, Jesi- Pergolesi Spontini Festival
Flavors and Craft: Verdicchio: from Castelli di Jesi to Matelica, Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi and Classic Reserve DOCG, Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi DOC, Esino DOC, Giovan Battista Pergolesi, Jesi - Public Market or Herb Market, Jesi - Palio of San Floriano, Jesi - Handicraft in Jesi, IMT - ISTITUTO MARCHIGIANO TUTELA VINI (Consortium of the Marche Region Wine Protection), Jesi - Market of Jesi
The Pergolesi Spontini Festival is named after the two great composers who were born in the Marche: Giovan Battista Pergolesi (Jesi, 4th January 1710 - Pozzuoli...
XVIIIth century theatre with fresco paintings by Felice Giani. Built on a design by Francesco Maria Ciaraffoni revised by Cosimo Morelli, the Teatro dedicated...
In 1907 Marquis Bernardo Pianetti gave his famous and rich library, whose origins date back to some centuries ago, to the municipality of Jesi. That’s...
Palazzo della Signoria of Jesi (AN) is an impressive example of civil architecture built by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, between 1486 and 1498. The...
The Pinacoteca Civica is the civic art gallery and one of the most important treasures of the town. Housed in the prestigious Palazzo Pianetti, since 1981 it...
Located in an ancient monastery, the museum traces the history of printing in Jesi since 1472. It houses printing presses and accessories, examples of rare...
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