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Ancona
Marche Religious Tour
4 days

1st Day: Loreto - Ancona (Km. 30)
Visit the Sanctuary of the Holy House of Lo-
reto, the main place of worship in the region.
Inside we find the Holy House that is a part of
the house of the Virgin Mary, which, according to
tradition, was transported from Nazareth to Italy
by angels at the end of the 13 century.
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Drive on to Ancona, capital of the region and
province. The name of the city derives from the Business Proposals in Marche
Greek word “ankon”, elbow, which recalls the
particular morphology of its coast. During the
guided tour, you can admire numerous churches
and palaces of great historical and artistic inter-
est: St. Ciriaco’s Cathedral, a wonderful Roman-
esque-Gothic Basilica built on the foundations of
an Italic temple, the Romanesque Church of San-
ta Maria della Piazza, the remains of the Roman
amphitheatre, the triumphal Arch of Trajan at the
end of the harbour, the Church of San Francesco
alle Scale and the Loggia dei Mercanti in Vene- century origins that with its about 300 rooms in Italy of Cistercian architecture, a very high tes-
tian flowery Gothic style, the Anziani’s Palace, has been described already in the 16 century as timony of the presence of the Cistercians in the
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the Church of St. Domenico, the sixteenth centu- a “city in the form of a palace”. Leaving the pal- Marche region. Return to Ancona.
ry Ferretti and Bosdari Palace, which respectively ace you will visit the Cathedral.
house the Archeological Museum of the Marche The visit ends in Piazza della Repubblica. Curiosity: The sanctuary of the Madonna
and the Municipal Picture Gallery and the nine- On the way back to Ancona, we will make a stop dell’Ambro is called “the little Lourdes of the Sib-
teenth century Theatre of the Muse. The heart of in Corinaldo, home of the sanctuary dedicated to ylline” because of the similarities with the most
the city is the central Piazza Roma with its foun- Santa Maria Goretti, who was born and lived here famous French sanctuary: both are located in a
tain of horses. until the age of six. Maria was born in Corinal- valley in the middle of the mountains, next to a
do on October 16, 1890. Given the conditions of river, and in both places Madonna had appeared
Curiosity: In Loreto, the tattoos fashion is 500 misery, in 1897 her family moved to the Roman to little girls.
years old, although with a different meaning. Tra- countryside to look for work. The Goretti family
dition tells that during the Crusades, soldiers tat- shared the house with the Serenelli family, their 4th Day: Ancona - Osimo - Recanati - Return
tooed the religious symbols of their faith in order father and son Alessandro. The latter, in his twen- (Km. 40)
to be recognized by the infidels and to guarantee ties when Maria was 12 years old, tried a few ap- In the morning, we will reach Osimo, where there
themselves the ecclesiastical burial, at the time proaches with her, which Maria refused because are two important places of worship. The first is
denied to those who succumbed in battle and did of her deep faith in God. On July 5, 1902, in the the Basilica of San Giuseppe da Copertino, the
not present symbols of their religion. The tattoo face of Maria’s refusal, Alessandro struck her re- second is the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin
was therefore a mark of recognition that rep- peatedly with an awl. Maria died the following of Our Lady of Sorrows of Campocavallo, a pil-
resented Christianity. In the same way, pilgrims day, not before she had told her mother that she grimage destination known for the image of the
from all parts of Europe gathered after the long had forgiven her murderer, who, after spending Madonna that is kept there, who, oh the day of
journey of faith and had the memory of such de- 27 years in prison, met Maria’s mother and rec- Corpus Christi in 1892, cried ad moved her eyes.
votional ardour imprinted on their skin. Near the onciled with her. This event was repeated for almost 10 consecu-
sanctuary of Loreto, therefore, there were vari- tive years.
ous tattoo artists, called “markers”. Curiosity: Because of the strong symbolic value Continuation to Recanati, city of poetry. We
The rite of the blue ribbon of the Madonna takes of the burial of the remains of the mother of St. start form the eighteenth-century Leopardi’s
place in Loreto. These ribbons are about a metre Maria Goretti and her attacker inside the Church Palace, the poet’s birthplace, still inhabited by
and a half long and the nuns, after having blessed of Corinaldo, in the jubilee year of mercy the his descendants and located in Piazza “Sabato
them by placing them on the walls of the Holy sanctuary was called “House of Forgiveness”. del villaggio”. From here, a marked path leads to
House, give them to pregnant women or those Mount Tabor, the famous “hill of infinity” from
who wish to have child, so that they tie them 3rd Day: Ancona - Montefortino - Urbisaglia - which you can admire an enchanting panorama.
around their bellies and pray intensely to Our Ancona (Km. 243) The church of Sant’Agostino: its bell tower is the 159
Lady. In this way, they will be blessed with a se- Departure for Montefortino, where we will visit ancient tower sung in the Lonely Sparrow. Con-
rene pregnancy or a future birth. the sanctuary of the Madonna dell’Ambro, the tinuing on you arrive in the centre, Piazza Leop-
second most important in the Marche region. ardi, where behind the monument dedicated to
2nd Day: Ancona - Urbania - Urbino - Corinaldo The sanctuary rises in the Sibylline Mountains, the great poet, stands the City Hall. Return to
- Ancona (Km. 236) 650 meters above sea level, in the place where your place of origin.
Departure for Urbania, where we will visit the the Madonna, around the year 1000, appeared Curiosity: As a token of thanks to St. Joseph of
Dead’s Church. The church owes its name to an to a shepherd girl named Santina, deaf-mute Cupertino, many students donated their disser-
extraordinary discovery made inside: 18 perfect- since birth. Following this episode, Santina mi- tations to the sanctuary.
ly preserved bodies without previous mummifi- raculously acquired the use of the word.
cation processes. We will then continue to Urbi- Continuation to Urbisaglia, where we will admire
no, Unesco World Heritage Site. The first stop the Abbey of Chiaravalle di Fiastra, one of the
is the Ducal Palace, a majestic building of 15 th most important and best preserved monuments
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