Sarnano
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Sarnano's red-brick old town climbs a hill between two torrents, the Tennacola and the Terro, with the steep walls of the Sibillini mountains rising to the west. Its rings of walls trace its growth from a 13th-century castrum at the top, where Piazza Alta still holds the Romanesque church and the old town hall. Sulphur springs feed a spa, and there are ski slopes at Sassotetto.
Highlights
- Santa Maria di Piazza Alta, a 13th-century Romanesque church at the top of town
- The Teatro della Vittoria, inside the old Palazzo del Popolo since 1830
- Paintings by Vittore Crivelli in the town gallery in the former Poor Clares' convent
- The Abbey of Piobbico, founded by Benedictine monks around 1030
- Walks to the Gola dei Tre Salti and the Piani di Ragnolo
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Sarnano (IT), Sarnano (EN)), Wikivoyage (Sarnano). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 3,042
Things to see
Events through the year
- Tirreno-AdriaticoCycling stage finishing at Sassotetto
- La Notte dei FolliMusic and masks in the old town
- Feast of the Assumption
- Castrum SarnaniMedieval crafts, games, shows and dinners in the old town
- Cronoscalata Sarnano-SassotettoHill climb race for historic and modern racing cars
- Palio del SerafinoFour contrade compete at tug-of-war, pole climbing and log cutting
- Sarnano on IceIce skating in the middle of the village
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Sarnano), Wikivoyage (Sarnano). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Marche
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Olive all'ascolanaDishLarge green olives stuffed with meat, breaded and fried
- CiauscoloCured meat
- VincisgrassiDish
- Maccheroncini di Campofilone (IT)Bread and pasta
- Casciotta d'UrbinoCheese
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina marchigiana). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
5 places to stay within 3 km
- Campsites 3
- Hotels 2
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Hot spring: Lu Vurghe · ~49 min by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- San Ginesio · 8.1 km
- Servigliano · 16 km
- Visso · 21 km
- Preci · 28 km
- Petritoli · 29 km