6 km away
Fabriano
The Fabriano area lies across the Umbrian-Marche Apennines. A medieval town with several tourist attractions (birthplace of the painter Gentile da Fabriano / 1370-1427) and also an important industrial center for paper production (Cartiere Miliani di Fabriano) and household appliances. Highlights near the historic center: the Podestà Palace; the Sturinalto fountain; the Town Hall; the San Francesco loggia; the former hospital of Santa Maria del Buon Gesù, now Civic Art Gallery; the Paper and Watermark Museum; the Museum of Trades on Bicycles. Among the many churches worth visiting: the Cathedral of San Venanzio; the Oratory of Charity; the Oratory of Gonfalone; the Church of San Benedetto; the Church of Sant’Onofrio or Scala Santa.