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TAVOLETO MONTECICCARDO
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PETRIANO S. COSTANZO
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MONDOLFO PIAGGE
ISOLA DEL PIANO
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FOSSOMBRONE
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FERMIGNANO BARCHI CORINALDO
FRATTE ROSA
GOLA DEL FURLO
S. LORENZO IN CAMPO 7 . 25
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FANO CARTOCETO FOSSOMBRONE SANT’IPPOLITO BARCHI MONDAVIO ORCIANO DI PESARO MONTE PORZIO MONDOLFO FRATTE ROSA SAN LORENZO IN CAMPO PERGOLA FRONTONE SERRA SANT’ABBONDIO CAGLI CANTIANO
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SERRA S. ABBONDIO
long this itinerary there are at least three points with an extraordinary craftwork tradition: Fano with its goldsmiths, Sant’Ippolito with its stone workers and Fratte Rosa with its terracotta. Gold-working is found in Fano with master artisans of international renown, making original creations. These are the product of an untiring search for designs and a skilful mastery of the techniques of repoussé and chasing, drawing and filigreeing. The town also stands out for wood-, iron-, glass- and metal-working; in addition, thanks to the annual cart procession of the Carnevale dell’Adriatico (Adriatic Carnival), papier-mâché techniques are well-developed; this material is predominant in the construction of allegorical floats. Stone- and marble-masons operate in this area, in particular in Sant’Ippolito, where they worked from the fourteenth to the end of the nineteenth century, but the tradition is still alive today and is renewing itself in an extraordinary conjunction with sculpture. Just as ancient but original in its shapes and designs (owing in part to the new-found energy brought by the young who are being attracted to this work), is the terracotta production in Fratte Rosa and Barchi: the type varies, ranging from kitchenware to typical jars, from furniture accessories to souvenirs, all made of a red clay and left natural or coated with a luminescent black-purplish enamel. In Mondolfo it is worth noting the restoration of antique furniture, while in Pergola, famous in the Middles Ages for the wool industry and dyeing, there are workshops in the restoration and conservation of art works. Cagli is known for restoration of antique furniture, and glass-, stone- and iron-working; Cantiano for the production of millstones, sandstone wheels for knife grinders, and artistic lamps; Cartoceto for wicker-weaving; Monte Porzio for iron-working Fossombrone for gold, watches and barometers. In Frontone and Serra Sant’Abbondio print engraving is done on glass and copper.
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MARKET FAIRS Fano: Antiques Market Fair, second Sunday in the month; National market fair of books and old prints, July. Montefelcino: Feudatory’s Market, every Tuesday from the middle of July to the middle of August. Fossombrone: Market fair of the Bianchetto spring truffle, March. Orciano di Pesaro: Ancient market of St. Rocco, August. Sant’Ippolito: Scolpire in piazza (Sculpting in the Square), Art of sculpture in sandstone, July. Montecarotto: Verdicchio Festival, June-July. Pergola: Wine festival, end of July. MUSEUMS OF FOLK TRADITIONS Mombaroccio: Museum of Rural Civilisation. Isola del Piano: Sulle tracce dei nostri padri (In the Footsteps of Our Fathers), Montebello Monastery. Sant’Ippolito: Museum of the Territory - the Stonemason’s Art. Fratte Rosa: Museum of Terracotta and Terra Cruda (Raw Earth), St. Victoria’s Convent. Orciano: Museum of Ropes and Bricks. HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENTS Mondavio: Boar hunting, August. Orciano di Pesaro: Museum of Ropes and Bricks. Pergola: Mediaeval festival, first Friday after the August bank holiday. Serra Sant’Abbondio: Palio della Rocca, middle of September. Cagli: Gioco dell’Oca (Game of the Goose) and Palio, first and second Sunday in August. Cantiano: La Turba, re-enactment of the Good Friday Passion. TYPICAL PRODUCTS Meat from the Catria Horse is of very high quality; Cantiano is renowned for its famous amarene (sour cherries). Worthy of note is the brodetto alla fanese (Fanese broth), a tasty variant containing tomatoes and vinegar. The Bianchello del Metauro DOC wine is produced in the area. Some typical cakes are: the Amaretti of Valcesano and the Baci marchigiani (Marche Kisses) of Fonte Avellana. These are cakes made with hazelnuts. Cartoceto oil is excellent; this is the first and only Marche extra-virgin olive oil with the PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) mark.