Visso, where the Orange Flag flies, is a delightful small town situated in the National Park of the Sibillini Mountains. It belongs to the association of The most beautiful villages in Italy; it boasts impressive walls, medieval buildings, Renaissance noble palaces , carved stone doorways with coats of arms and Latin mottoes. In Piazza dei Martiri you can admire the  facade of the Collegiate Church of St. Mary, with its beautiful main portal flanked by two carved lions and housing  valuable medieval works of art; another important religious site is the Church of St. Augustine, now housing the Civic Museum, with remarkable  paintings and a group of manuscripts written by Giacomo Leopardi. Further interesting monuments are: the fourteenth-century Baptistery, Palazzo dei Priori and Palazzo del Divino Amore. Few miles  far from Visso there’s  the Sanctuary of Macereto, built in the first half of the sixteenth century. Visso’s specialty is “ciauscolo”, a soft spreadable pork salami. Shops in the main square sell cured meats for which this area is famous. 


The historic center, the monuments and the museums of the town are partially accessible. For information please write to numeroverde.turismo@regione.marche.it or contact the phone numbers listed below.