Discover Loro Piceno: Vino cotto, Frescoes and Hill Views

Loro Piceno combines churches and frescoes, Vino cotto, museums and views of the surrounding hills.

Holiday apartment in Loro Piceno: Santa Maria, San Francesco and frescoes

The Church of Santa Maria in Piazza was built by Benedictine monks in the 12th century. A 15th-century fresco of the Madonna del Soccorso is still visible on its exterior. Later restorations uncovered three further frescoes: the Madonna in adorazione del Bambino, Sant’Antonio da Padova and San Francesco che riceve le stimmate.

The Church of San Francesco was founded by the Franciscan community, which had been based in the Loro Piceno area since 1362. The cloister adjoining the church was built between 1430 and 1434. It contains frescoes depicting the life of Saint Francis of Assisi. The church, cloister and frescoes thus lead to different historical themes within the town.

Historic spaces and new interpretation in Loro Piceno

The Museo delle due guerre mondiali is housed in the former granaries of the 12th-century Castello Brunforte.

The Spazio delle Tradizioni Future is an accessible and inclusive exhibition, experiential and educational space. It is dedicated to rediscovering traditional crafts and new forms of intergenerational dialogue, and is housed in the premises of the former Museo del Vino Cotto.

Vino cotto in Loro Piceno: production, exhibition and festival in August

The Mostra permanente delle attrezzature per il Vino Cotto is located in the Chiostro di San Francesco in Loro Piceno. Vino cotto from Loro Piceno is produced by slowly boiling down must from Trebbiano, Sangiovese and Montepulciano grapes and then ageing it for at least five years. The Vino cotto Festival takes place in Loro Piceno every August. In aristocratic palaces and manor houses, an architectural setting developed around pressing grapes and cooking the must in large copper cauldrons.

Loro Piceno Experience: Guided routes through streets, museums and the monastery kitchen

The Loro Piceno Experience is a guided tour through the town’s streets and museums. It leads into the kitchen of the monastery in Castel Brunforte, where it presents a historic 17th-century setting. The tour thus combines public spaces with an insight into a particularly distinctive historical setting.

Parco Girone at the highest point and the surrounding hills

Parco Girone is located at the highest point of Loro Piceno’s historic centre and offers views of the surrounding hills.

Anyone wishing to attend the Vino cotto Festival should plan their stay in Loro Piceno for August.

Further destinations for your planning: Pintura, Strada, Alfi, Stazione Morrovalle, Molino, Belforte Del Chienti, Appignano, Frontignano

To the higher-level travel overview: Macerata.