Province of Ascoli Piceno, Italy: Towns & Things to Do

Ascoli Piceno's province is smaller than it used to be: in 2004 a law carved its northern half into the new province of Fermo, operational from 2009, leaving 33 municipalities. The city of Ascoli Piceno, the administrative capital, sits in the southern corner of Marche, where the region meets Umbria and Abruzzo, and the land runs east from there to the Adriatic.

Ascoli's Piazza del Popolo is the reason most people come, and it earns the detour. The other half of the province is the seaside: San Benedetto del Tronto, almost as populous as the capital, with Grottammare and Cupra Marittima along the same shore. Inland the towns shrink fast — Offida has under 6,000 residents and the smallest municipality barely passes 200 — and that is where the province feels least rehearsed.

Ascoli Piceno

Towns in the province of Ascoli Piceno

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33 towns

The top 20 places in Ascoli Piceno

Our editors' ranking: the area's most important places, drawn from the individual town guides. See the national rankings →

Piazza del Popolo in Ascoli Piceno featuring the Church of San Francesco and travertine arcades.

1 🏛️ Squares & old towns Ascoli's Piazza del Popolo 📍 Ascoli Piceno A Renaissance square defined by local travertine, home to the Gothic church of San Francesco and a 16th-century loggia.

2 ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries cattedrale di Sant'Emidio 📍 Ascoli Piceno The Roman forum basilica turned cathedral, and Crivelli's polyptych still in its place.

Panoramic dusk view of the coastline and cityscape of San Benedetto del Tronto

3 ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries Cattedrale di Santa Maria della Marina 📍 San Benedetto del Tronto The seafront cathedral of San Benedetto del Tronto, dedicated to the fishermen's Madonna, opened in 1908.

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🍝 At the table: Marche

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🌿 Cheese DOP

Casciotta d'Urbino soft cheese of sheep's and cow's milk, delicate flavour

Sheep's and cow's milk, aged twenty to thirty days: casciotta d'Urbino, Michelangelo's favourite cheese, has been DOP since 1996.

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🏖️ Seaside 3 🏘️ Villages 3 🍷 Food & wine 1 🏛️ UNESCO heritage 1

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Province of Ascoli Piceno

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Upcoming events in Ascoli Piceno

Patron saint festival In 22 days 📍 Offida

Saint Leonard of Noblac, patron of the Offida Historic Carnival

📅 Every year, on 6 November; Good Friday brings the procession of the bara

Offida celebrates Saint Leonard of Noblac on 6 November. On Good Friday, the statue of the dead Christ is carried in procession on the «bara», a finely decorated canopied float.

Patron saint festival In 41 days 📍 Comunanza

Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Lake Gerosa

📅 Every year, on 25 November

Comunanza celebrates Saint Catherine of Alexandria on 25 November, in the church dedicated to her.

Patron saint festival In 44 days 📍 Monteprandone

Saint James of the Marches, patron of a week of celebrations

📅 Every year, on 28 November, with a week of celebrations spanning spirituality, food, art and nature

Monteprandone celebrates Saint James of the Marches on 28 November, with a week of celebrations spanning spirituality, food and wine, art and nature. In July, in the hamlet of Centobuchi, the feast of Saint Anne is held, marked by a renowned food fair.

Patron saint festival In 51 days 📍 Cupra Marittima

Saint Bassus, patron by the Roman forum

📅 Every year, on 5 December

Cupra Marittima celebrates Saint Bassus on 5 December, in the church dedicated to him.

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