Nature and the Sea

The white and pink splashes of color from the blooming oleanders and the lush green of the palm trees accompany long walks along the coast, among the small villas and chalets on the sand. In the summer, the deep blue sea shimmers gently and restlessly on the horizon, glistening in the sun. At dawn, along […]

Art Nouveau style

A renowned seaside resort, it was a holiday destination for wealthy families who had ‘second homes’ built here, often commissioning well-known architects with experience in the cities, who brought to the coast the characteristics and influences typical of Art Nouveau, albeit somewhat later than in the major centres where this style had taken hold. Art […]

Fazzini’s Itineraries

‘I come from a long line of craftsmen. By the age of ten, I was already helping my father carve furniture and had started drawing and modelling puppets.’ With these words, the renowned sculptor Pericle Fazzini recalls his childhood spent in Grottammare, where he was born on 4 May 1913. At the age of sixteen, […]