Oasi Santa Maria dei Monti

History The area is also of considerable archaeological interest, as evidenced by a number of finds. Father Nicola was able to take possession of the little church and the surrounding land on 14 July 1614. He was entrusted with overseeing the building work, and part of the monastery was immediately constructed; the monks settled there […]

Chiesa di San Pio V

The new settlement of Grottammare In the second half of the 18th century, due to repeated landslides affecting the old town centre of Grottammare and the need arising from a rise in population, it was decided to develop a new building area towards the coast. The landslide of 25 January 1779 prompted the decision and, […]

Chiesa di Sant’Agostino

VISITOR INFORMATION via S.Agostino n.28 – Grottammareweb: www.sangiovannibattistagrottammare.itpar.sgb.grottammare@tiscali.it History The Augustinian complex, comprising the church and the adjoining monastery, occupies the site where an earlier church once stood. In 1451, following a major landslide that affected the northernmost part of the hill, the Augustinian monks moved there from their original site in the suburb of […]