San Benedetto del Tronto - San Benedetto del Tronto

San Benedetto del Tronto is a famous seaside resort of the Marche.

To know

San Benedetto del Tronto (Sammenedèttë in Sambenedettese dialect) is a municipality Italian of the province of Ascoli Piceno, located along the southern Adriatic coast of the Marche at the mouth of the Tronto river, the fifth in the region by population after Ancona, Pesaro, Fano is Ascoli Piceno.

It is the most important and well-known center of the Riviera of the Palms, wording originally referring only to the coast of San Benedetto but then extended to those of Grottammare and of Cupra Marittima and even to some localities of the neighboring hinterland after the birth of the homonymous tourist consortium. The city attracts visitors from all overItaly and d 'Europe and constitutes one of the main tourist centers of the Marche by number of presences, as well as having the largest fishing port in theAdriatic and among the largest in Italy.

Geographical notes

It is the southernmost coastal town in the Marche region. The natural boundaries to the south (Tronto river) and east (Adriatic Sea) are well defined while to the north and west they are not as identifiable. The high urban expansion in the narrow area between the sea and the hills does not allow an easy reading of the town limits. The city enjoys a particularly benign climate, with mild winters (about 7 ° C of seasonal average) and hot but not sultry summers (about 23 ° C of seasonal average).

When to go

Being a well-known seaside resort, the most suitable period is, of course, summer. The season for accommodation facilities normally begins in May and ends in September.

Background

In reality, little is known of the origins of San Benedetto. They have always been traced back to the 12th century but, in the summer of 2011, many artifacts dating back to Roman times were found in some interesting archaeological finds that took place in the Upper Country. In the past it was believed to arise on the site of the ancient city of Truentum, then Castrum Truentinum, today identified with the archaeological site excavated at the mouth of the Tronto in the municipality of Martinsicuro (TE) Therefore there is no certainty about the origin and, pending further studies on the findings, we continue to credit the hypothesis of a nucleus (Plebs Sancti Benedicti in Albula) built around a church that would have housed the remains of St. Benedict martyr, Roman soldier martyred in ancient times Cupra (current Cupra MarittimaDuring the Middle Ages it was bitterly disputed between the cities of Ascoli Piceno is Stop, above all for the ambition of the former to obtain an outlet to the sea, a port that was never built (Porto d'Ascoli). Sancti Benedicti and, after 1860 with Royal Decree, of San Benedetto del Tronto, it began around the eighteenth century, when the population of San Benedetto began to leave the overcrowded Castello district, extending the inhabited area, first towards the countryside below, then towards the beach. a royal decree grants San Benedetto the attribute of the Tronto. In 1907 the construction of the fishing port begins, whose last extension is in 2000. In 1912 the first motorized fishing boat in Italy, the "San Marco", is launched. conception of Monsignor Francesco Sciocchetti. In 1928 with Ministerial Decree, San Benedetto obtained the recognition of Health Station, stay and tourism, the first seaside resort in the Marche and the entire Adriatic coast. In 1935 a royal decree annexed, after many attempts in the previous years, the fraction Port of Ascoli (fraction until 1961, the year in which it was officially incorporated into the municipality) detaching it from Monteprandone for reasons of territorial convenience as San Benedetto is in full expansion and needs space.

How to orient yourself

• Lungomare - The pride of San Benedetto is the seafront currently about 6 km long, from the Giorgini roundabout to the Salvo D'Acquisto roundabout in Port of Ascoli. The promenade divides into North promenade, which starts from Giorgini roundabout at the end of viale Secondo Moretti, built in 1931 and bordered by pine forests, gardens, elegant style buildings Liberty. Here is the Historic center of the sea, the bathing establishments of the first part of the north promenade, from the Albula stream to concession number 20 (including 29), and are the historic chalets of the city built around the fifties and sixties and which, for the most part, have maintained typological characteristics of those years. The second part is the South promenade, in Porto d'Ascoli locality, characterized by a pedestrian area and the cycle path and in which there are thematic gardens called "oasis": arid garden, wet garden, palm garden, rose garden, Mediterranean scrub garden. Peculiarity of the entire promenade is the abundant presence of palms (mainly Phoenix canariensis and sylvestris) which have become somewhat the symbol of the city (today, between public and private gardens and along the city avenues, there are a total of about 8,000 palm trees of various species) in a tourist sense, having taken the same tourism promotion company the name of Riviera of the Palms.
• The course - The historian viale Secondo Moretti, built in the early thirties of the last century. Pedestrian area, recently renovated, home to historic places in the city and numerous commercial activities, for some years it has been enriched by a collection of modern art works, in particular sculptures, by the likes of Ugo Nespolo, Enrico Baj, Mark Kostabi, Salvo, Paolo Consorti, Marco Lodola, Paolo Annibali. The nerve center of the Corso, the undisputed reference point and meeting place of the town is the suggestive Piazza Giorgini (or Giorgini roundabout), commonly called "the roundabout", located at the intersection between the end of Viale Secondo Moretti and the northern beginning of the seafront. The characteristic fountain located in the center of the square has now become one of the most famous symbols and images of the city. Another element of interest is there Blue building, elegant building in a purely rationalistic style, typical of the fascist era. built in 1934.
• Paese Alto - The ancient village of San Benedetto, also called on dèntre in the local dialect. The most representative element is the Tower of the Gualtieri or Tower (lu Turriò or lu Campanò), which stands out from the height of the ancient encased dominating the entire town. Another element of interest is the Church of San Benedetto martyr built on the tomb of San Benedetto martyr after 1140 and modified and enlarged at the end of the 18th century.
• Sentina Regional Nature Reserve - For those who want to spend a day dedicated to hiking and nature. Located north of the mouth of the Tronto river, it is an area of ​​200 hectares in which there are only very few rural buildings and which, despite some cultivated areas and despite the integral reclamation attempts carried out in the past, presents a humid area of ​​great importance to biological and aviofaunal level. For more information http://www.riservasentina.it/cms.
• Port of Ascoli - A locality in the Marche region located at the mouth of the Tronto river, it is a well-known seaside resort in the municipality of San Benedetto del Tronto, of which it is not a fraction, but an integral part.

Neighborhoods

The districts that make up the city are: Agraria, Albula center, Europe, Fosso dei Galli, Sea, Marina center, Marina di sotto, Paese Alto, Ponterotto, Porto d'Ascoli center, Ragnola, Salaria, San Filippo Neri, Sant'Antonio from Padua, Santa Lucia, Sentina.

How to get

By plane

The nearest airports, from which you can reach the city via the A14 motorway or by train, are the "Raffaello Sanzio" Ancona-Falconara Airport to the north, and the "Pasquale Liberi" Abruzzo International Airport to the south.

By car

The city is connected to the A14 motorway through the San Benedetto del Tronto tollbooth located south of the city, while the northern part is served by the Grottammare tollbooth. From the San Benedetto tollbooth it is possible to reach the city via the elevated road "SP227". Via the RA11 motorway junction from San Benedetto it is possible to quickly reach Ascoli Piceno and consequently the industrial areas and towns along the Tronto valley. connected with Rome and Rieti through the state road 4 Via Salaria (Rome-San Benedetto),

On the train

San Benedetto has two railway stations. The central station, near the port, is located in viale Gramsci 22. The other in the locality of Porto d'Ascoli in via Turati; both are located on the Adriatic railway. From the Porto d'Ascoli station the branch for Ascoli starts, serving the entire Tronto valley and the city of Ascoli Piceno.

By bus

There are numerous lines that connect San Benedetto to Rome and its two international airports, the Rome-Fiumicino "Leonardo Da Vinci" Airport and the Rome-Ciampino Airport.

How to get around

By public transport

The company Start SpA manages with a good number of lines with which it serves all the districts of the city and the towns of the Tronto valley, as well as the hill towns adjacent to the municipality. An extra-urban line is also active for Ascoli Piceno, Giulianova, Civitanova Marche is Rome.

By bike

The city has a large number of cycle paths, so much so that it is possible to follow it without interruptions from the north (with the Grottammare cycle path) to the south (immersing yourself in the Bilge Park). This cycle lane system is part of the larger project project called Adriatic Green Corridor o Adriatic Cycle Route which once completed connects the entire Adriatic coast fromEmilia Romagna to Puglia. At the central railway station and the Sentina Regional Nature Reserve a service is active Bike sharing free, for tourists and residents, called I have to do with the bike.

What see

• The port. The port of San Benedetto del Tronto is formed by North Pier entirely docked and from South Pier with three arms. The port hosts a large fleet of fishing boats and is the second most important port of the Marche after Ancona and the first as a fishing port, as well as being the second fishing port in Italy after Mazzara del Vallo. Characteristic point of the port is the South Pier in which a long and characteristic walk develops, called Jonathan's way because of the famous sculpture dedicated to the Jonathan seagull, in which you can see the sculptures and murals of the Museum of Art on the Sea (MAM), and from which you can admire the suggestive panorama of the Picena coast, the coast of the city and port (recommended at sunset). 
• Museum of Art on the Sea. The Museum of Art on the Sea (MAM) is a permanent open-air museum that extends for 1,150 meters along the promenade of the South pier (call Jonathan's way). It contains 145 works including sculptures and murali, of which 140 made on the faces of the breakwater blocks of travertine and concrete, lined up along the promenade, by 130 sculptors and wall painters guests of the International Art Symposium "Living Sculpture " and from 37 nations on five continents. 
• Museum Pole "Museum of the Sea". The museum complex called "Museo del Mare" is made up of five sections: the "Augusto Capriotti" Fish Museum, the Museum of the Amphorae, the Maritime Civilization Museum of the Marche, L'Antiquarium Truentinum and the Picture Gallery of the Sea. The first four are located in the spaces of the Wholesale Fish Market. The Pinacoteca del Mare instead is located inside the Piacentini Palace. 

Events and parties

• Saint Benedict martyr. 
• Feast of the Madonna della Marina. 
• ^{[link not working]}The Ancient and the Palms. 
• ^{[link not working]}Living Sculpture. 
• White Night of San Benedetto. The second "White Night" organized in Italy after the experience of Rome in 2003. The first White Night of San Benedetto was organized on 31 July 2004 and since then has attracted around 200,000 visitors to the Riviera every summer. It usually takes place on the first Saturday of August. 
• ^{[link not working]}Tsunami Festival. 
• ^{[link previously not working]}Music Stations. 
• He anguished. He anguished (which in San Benedetto dialect means alice) is the International Blue Fish Festival held in San Benedetto every summer 
• ^{[link not working]}Festival of Brodetto alla Sambenedettese. 

What to do

• Go to the sea. San Benedetto has established itself, since the early decades of the twentieth century, as one of the best known and most appreciated Italian seaside resorts. Since the second half of the sixties, it has also established itself as the first tourist destination in the Marche region in terms of number of visitors. It boasts the Blue Flag of the European Community and invests in promoting and consolidating an acquired image not only at national level. This image has been conveyed, for about a decade, with the brand "Riviera of the Palms". San Benedetto has more than 150 beach chalets and 42 free beaches, located between North seafront and the Sentina Regional Nature Reserve. In summer, these structures can host various kinds of events, but mainly of a sports nature. 
• Stroll along the promenade. A quiet walk along the seafront, perhaps by bicycle crossing the city from south to north (or vice versa), from Sentina Regional Nature Reserve, passing through Port of Ascoli and arriving up to South Pier and in the city center. You can have an ice cream in one of the numerous chalets or ice cream parlors or if you feel like a bit of movement you could enter one of the many musical themed evenings offered by the bathing establishments. 
• Stroll through the center. The historian viale Secondo Moretti, called the course, located in the city center, perpendicular to the beginning of North seafronthas been for decades the meeting place of the population of San Benedetto and the surrounding area. Pedestrian area, recently renovated, home to historic places in the city and numerous commercial activities, for some years it has been enriched by a collection of modern art works, in particular sculptures, by the likes of Ugo Nespolo, Enrico Baj, Mark Kostabi, Except, Paolo Consorti, Marco Lodola, Paolo Annibali. The nerve center of the Corso, the undisputed reference point and meeting place of the town is the suggestive Piazza Giorgini (or Giorgini roundabout), commonly called "the roundabout", located at the intersection between the end of Viale Secondo Moretti and the northern beginning of the seafront. The characteristic fountain located in the center of the square has now become one of the most famous symbols and images of the city. 

Shopping

• Ipercoop "Porto Grande". 
• In the center. Near the main street (viale Secondo Moretti), there are many shops, mostly clothing and boutiques. 
• "La Fontana" shopping center. 

How to have fun

Shows

• Palariviera multiplex. 

Night clubs

• Jonathan Disco Beach. 

Where to eat

Average prices

• Bubbly. Wine shop. 

Where stay

Moderate prices

• 42.9431313.882711 B&B SunBeach, Via Sardegna 1 / C, ☎ 39 3292924511, @[email protected]. The SunBeach B&B is centrally located and a few hundred meters from the sea, it offers guests a pleasant stay, not only for summer holidays, but also for business reasons in the coldest periods of the year. In a few minutes it is possible to reach the seafront, equipped with numerous bathing establishments, oases and green areas with spaces equipped for the entertainment of children. At the end of the promenade you can also admire the fishing port and the new pier, one of the most beautiful tourist attractions in San Benedetto del Tronto. 

Average prices

• 42.92512713.8975652 Bernard Hotel, via dei Mille, 113, San Benedetto del Tronto, ☎ 39 0735659489. 3 star hotel in San Benedetto del Tronto 
• 42.92296413.8985913 Taormina hotels, via dei Mille, 93, San Benedetto del Tronto, ☎ 39 0735659331. 3 star hotel in San Benedetto del Tronto with swimming pool 
• 42.92972813.89364 Domingo hotels, via Adelaide Ristori, 14, San Benedetto del Tronto, ☎ 39 073581947. Hotel in San Benedetto del Tronto 
• 42.94062413.8886365 Giancarlo Hotel, via Marco Tullio Cicerone, 43, San Benedetto del Tronto, ☎ 39 073581740. Family hotel in San Benedetto del Tronto 
• 42.93092213.8934856 ^{[link not working]}Dama Apartments, Via Teresa Confalonieri Casati, 7, San Benedetto del Tronto, ☎ 39 3487791209. Residence in San Benedetto del Tronto 

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• The Piceno it is a wonderful land but not known as it deserves. In addition to the more noble San Benedetto del Tronto there are, first of all, the other towns of the Riviera delle Palme Picena, the neighbors Grottammare is Cupra Marittima, which, in addition to the sea and the beach, for those who want to enjoy a bit of relaxation and tranquility away from the "chaos" of the larger neighbor, have two splendid medieval villages, in particular Grottammare (not surprisingly defined as one of the most beautiful villages of Italy). The ancient village of Grottammare, in addition to being a jewel from a historical and artistic point of view, offers a splendid panorama of the Picena and Sambenedettese coasts. Very interesting is also the ancient village of Cupra where you can admire the remains of the ancient castle and the ruins of the ancient Roman Cupra. The beautiful Picena countryside is dotted with small and beautiful medieval villages such as Castignano, Offida, Acquaviva Picena, Acquasanta Terme, just to name a few, which are like many small treasures of art and history to be discovered, in addition to the numerous historical and food and wine events that they offer, especially in summer, such as, for example, the Passatella of Ripatransone or the known Templaria Festival of Castignano. The flagship from a historical and artistic point of view is the splendid Ascoli Piceno, the capital of the province with its beautiful Piazza del Popolo (called the Living room of Italy) and its medieval artistic beauties, its museums and the important remains of the Roman Ascolum. On the border with the region Umbria there is, for mountain and hiking enthusiasts, the Monti Sibillini National Park, a protected area that protects the massif of Sibillini Mountains.
• Riviera of the Palms - Riviera delle Palme is a tourist denomination that identifies that stretch of the Marche coast that goes from Cupra Marittima to the river Tronto, passing through Grottammare and San Benedetto del Tronto, characterized by the presence of thousands of palm trees.

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