Corinaldo
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Razed by a papal army in 1360, Corinaldo was rebuilt from scratch seven years later, and its 912 metres of walls are among the finest in the Marche. Inside, the stepped street of La Piaggia climbs past a well tied to a comic local legend about polenta. Saint Maria Goretti was born here, the hills around grow Verdicchio, and each October the town throws a Halloween festival.
Highlights
- The walk around the walls, with Francesco di Giorgio Martini's Renaissance additions
- The polenta well halfway up La Piaggia's 104 steps
- A replica of the legendary fig-wood cannon in the town hall
- Teatro Carlo Goldoni, built between 1861 and 1869
- Verdicchio, the white wine of the surrounding hills
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Corinaldo (IT), Corinaldo (EN)), Wikivoyage (Corinaldo). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 4,754
Things to see
Events through the year
- Befana festival
- Festa dei Folli
- Feast of Saint Anne
- Contesa del Pozzo della PolentaRenaissance-costume re-enactment of the 1517 siege, with district contests
- Halloween festival
- Il Gran Natale di Corinaldo
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Corinaldo (IT), Corinaldo (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Translated and adapted from open data: Eventi Marche, Regione Marche (CC BY 4.0).
Local food & wine
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Adapted from Wikipedia (Corinaldo). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
3 places to stay within 3 km
- Campsites 2
- Hotels 1
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Thermal baths nearby
- Hot spring: Terme dell'Aspio · ~47 min by car
- Thermal spa: Terme di Raffaello · ~56 min by car
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Nearby member villages
- Mondavio · 7 km
- Mondolfo · 12 km
- Morro d'Alba · 14 km
- Pergola · 20 km
- Arcevia · 20 km