Urbisaglia, where the Orange Flag flies, was a large and important town in the Piceno area; it later became a Roman colony. Near to this small town lie the remains of the Roman Urbs Salvia, with the amphitheatre built in the 2nd century AD and the theatre , one of the region's most conspicuous Roman ruins, that still retains earliest decoration. Another interesting attraction is the fourteenth century trapezoid shaped fortress. Not far from the town, a must see attraction is the Abbey of Chiaravalle di Fiastra, with the church in Cistercian style, the Cistercian monastery and the palace owned by the Giustiniani Bandini family. The whole area is a Nature Reserve, an idyllic spot for country rambles covering 1825 hectares of protected land.
To see: Urbisaglia - Archaeological Park of Urbs Salvia, Tolentino - Visitor Center of Abbadia di Fiastra Nature Reserve, Urbisaglia - Archaeological Museum, Urbisaglia - Roman Amphitheatre, Urbisaglia - Temple-Augustan cryptoporticus of the Salus Augusta
The Archaeological Museum displays many finds from the area of the Roman town of Urbs Salvia: sculptures, inscriptions, amphoras, coins and important fragments...
The Archaeological Park of Urbs Salvia is considered the most significant site in Region Marche. The walking tour starts with a visit to the cisterns which...
The important archaelogical complex was part of a shrine dating back to the Tiberian period (the first half ot the I century A.D.) and it was dedicated to the...
The Amphitheatre ("Amphi" from the ancient greek word meaning "around") of the old Augustan colony of Urbs Salvia was built in the '81 A.D. in a suburban area...
The Abbey of Santa Maria di Chiaravalle of Fiastra is one of Italy's best preserved examples of Cistercian architecture. The Cistercian monks arrived here...
In the structure in front of the Abbey church, in a section of the premises housing in the past the guest house and the infirmary of the monastery, various...
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