La città di Grottammare
Grottammare si affaccia sulla costa adriatica tra il verde delle sue pinete, degli aranceti e delle palme, con le sue spiagge dorate e il limpido chiarore del mare. Le acque pulite, il litorale di sabbia finissima, l’incanto dei suggestivi scorci del borgo antico e la rigogliosa vegetazione, compongono un affresco di colori e profumi dimenticati che rendono unica la nostra cittadina.
San Martino’s Fair
One of the most expected event of the annual calendar and a historical celebration, it is a firm point also for neighbouring villages.
Sea and nature
Grottammare, once praised in XV century by the humanist Flavio Biondo for its landscape beauties, offers the tourist still today, the possibility of being purified from smog, noise and thoughts ehich poison the city life, letting him discover again forgotten perfumes and colours, as well as taste the quietness of the time lived in full harmony with nature.
St. John The Baptist’s Church
Following the strict architectonical rules, also supporters of the Counter-Reformation, reaffirmed in 1750, during the years of Benedetto XIV’s Papacy, and in Harmony with Monsignor Bacher’s strict behaviour, Maggi planned a plain Façade, completely realized in brick.
Teatro dell'Arancio - Theatre
The Teatro dell’Arancio derives its name from the plant set in the middle of the square opposite the theatre which was guarded by an officer appointed to it, who was chosen every year among the families of the village, and for which he received as remuneration the exemption from the domestic fire tax.
Art Nouveau
Between the 19th and the 20th century a busy building activity spread around the whole territory of the Marche, together with the first shapes of Art Nouveau. The flourishing of this particular style occurred in Grottammare in conjunction with the trend of the wealthy families to commission “second houses” or “vacation houses” to popular and specialist architects, as Grottammare was well-known to be a holiday resort.
Azzolino Villa
The villa was built by Cardinal Decio Azolino jr. 1623-1689) as a place meant for rest and leisure time. Built in XVII century, it is one of the few Piceno’s buildings to have preserved its original plant.