Treia
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
A long, narrow sandstone ridge north of the Potenza valley carries Treia, with the whole valley in view. Its people settled here after the Roman town of Trea was destroyed, calling the place Montecchio until Pope Pius VI made it a city and restored the old name in 1790. The battle of Vallesacco in 1263, when Conrad of Antioch was captured, fills the historic curtain of the town theatre.
Highlights
- The Teatro Comunale and its historic curtain showing the battle of Vallesacco
- The archaeological museum in San Francesco, with Roman-era Egyptian statues
- The 18th-century Piazza della Repubblica and the church of San Filippo
- The Santissimo Crocifisso sanctuary, on the site of Roman Trea
- Villa Spada, the work of neoclassical architect Giuseppe Valadier
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Treia (IT), Treia (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 9,013
Things to see
Events through the year
- Carnevale PassotreieseTraditional parade of floats, held since 1966
- Feast of Saint Patrick
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Treia). 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
No places to stay are mapped within 3 km.
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Hot spring: Terme dell'Aspio · ~46 min by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Cingoli · 10 km
- Montecassiano · 12 km
- Montelupone · 21 km
- San Ginesio · 23 km
- Montecosaro · 26 km