Corinaldo - a town with a Medieval and Renaissance structure - features the best preserved enclosing walls in the Marche region, which are also among the most impressive in the region. These massive walls have a perimeter of 912 metres, a maximum height of 18 metres and enclose all the historic centre of the town. Around a kilometre of fortifications alternated with fortifieddoors, polygonal bastions, pentagonal and round towers, and guard towers. The current perimeter dates back to 1367 and was enlarged between 1484 and 1490 with theintervention of the famous architect from Siena, Francesco di Giorgio Martini. Today, these walls are the most important

monument in town along withchurches, palaces, and otherbuildings that make Corinaldoa nice and interesting place to visit. The trip may startfrom Porta Nova, the mostrecent access to the castle of Corinaldo, created duringthe renaissance addition(1484-1490). The door andthe adjacent tower had been

partially interred in 1850, when the ring road around thewalls (also known as “del Fosso”). The accessing arch wasremarkably enlarged in the early 1900s to allow the access for the first public means of transport. Once through thedoor, you’ll find the town theatre “Carlo Goldoni”, builtwith its current structure between 1861 and 1869, as areplacement for the old and obsolete “Sole nascente” theatre(1736-1752). The current theatre - re-opened in December2005 after being closed for 20 years because it was unfit foruse - was designed by Alessandro Pasquifrom Florence, but also the engineersFrancesco Fellini, Crescentino Quaglianiand Achille Buffoni contributed to itsproject. The theatre can host around400 people; it has 38 boxes on threerows as well as the gallery and a marvellous coffered ceiling with decorations. Taking via del Teatro, you’ll see St. Peter’s bell toweron your right, the only remaining part of the old collegiate church.

This bell tower dates back to 1574 and waspartially modified in the early 1700s.Further on, on your left, you’ll see the former convent of the Benedictine nunsof St. Ann dating back to the 16th century.Today, it hosts the town art collectionnamed after “Claudio Ridolfi”. It wasopened to the public in 1996 and featuresmore than thirty paintings, includingworks by Claudio Ridolfi - one of the mostactive artists in our area, who came fromVeneto and died in Corinaldo in 1644 -Ercole Ramazzani, Giuseppe Bastiani,Domenico Peruzzini, Giuseppe Marchesi,

and other artists of the 15th and 16th centuries. It also featuressacred sculptures and furniture dating back to the 17th and 18thcenturies. It is particularly worth mentioning the 18 marvellous,sculpted and painted wooden shrines; an extremely refined workby Sicilian carvers dating back to the early 1600s. Next to theconvent, there is the church of Addolorata, built between 1740and 1775. The central plan church with lantern dome is a fineexample of rococo style and features, in the choir, a preciousorgan dating back to 1766, made by Gaetano Callido, a famousorgan-maker from Veneto inthe 18th century. The churchoverlooks piazza del Cassero,named after the old keep thatonce was there. The Cassero -from the Arabian for “maintower” - was the highest towerin town and was used to sightthe enemies and as a shelter forwomen and children duringwars. Today, where the old Cassero once stood, there is thechurch of Suffragio re-built with its current structure in 1779.The façade is neoclassical; the interior is ellipsoidal with a domevault and an interesting pavement with geometrical decorations.The high altar hosts an altar-piece by the painter Claudio Ridolfifrom Verona, portraying the Madonna with Child and the SaintsJoseph, Francis, Nicholas and Apostles Thomas and Andrew.Going down along via del Bargello, an opening in the wallsmade in the early 20th century gives access to Saint Francis’Church. The current church dates back to 1759 and wasdesigned by the architect Arcangelo Vici from Arcevia,

but the interior of the bell tower hosts many traces of the original building that dates back to 1265. The aisleless church -with its unfinished façade - has a Latin-cross plan and sidechapels, and above the transept there are a dome and apse. It hosts three paintings by Claudio Ridolfi: the “Annunciation”,the “Madonna with Child and Saints Ann, Joseph and Anthonyfrom Padua” and the “Assumption of the Virgin”. This church hosts the baptismal font where Saint Maria Gorettireceived the sacrament as a child. Outside the church, on the right, there is the Sperone, a magnificent pentagonaltower around 18-metre high, build in the 15th century to protect the Cassero. This work is attributed to Francesco di Giorgio Martini, an architect from Siena who designed many fortifications of the Duchy of Urbino, although there areno substantial documents about this. This tower hosts a memorial for the victims of all wars. The walls east of theSperone show the opening made in the early 20th century to let the first motor vehicles to access the historic centre.Further on the left, there is Porta S. Giovanni. The tower thathosts the main door and the postern (the small door on the left)is a 15th-century building made after the invention of gunpowderto protect the older 14th-century door - the inner one with a pointed arch - which also features a cleft where a strongportcullis used to run, a great protection from enemies. The door and the above terrace - that can be accessed throughan external staircase on the right - feature all the typical elements of military architecture of that time such as openingsfor bowmen and arquebusiers, machicolations, and merlons. The complex also includes buildings that had the specific function of hosting the Bargello (the people’s Captain) and the guards. Turning left, you take Via dello Scorticatorewhere you can find the tower with the same name, named after a sheep skinner who oncelived there. Going down the steep alley,you’ll walk along the old watch route,which leads to the Porta di Santa Mariadel Mercato. This door is a real masterpiece of military architecture. To protect the original 14th-century door -the pointed-arched inner one - a massivepolygonal bastion was built in the 15thcentury with another door, perpendi-cularto the other one. The bastion - with anopening in the centre - allowed a strong

defence in case the enemiesachieved going through thefirst door. Like the others, this tower is provided withmany merlons and openings for bowmen and arquebusiers.On the outside, at the top of the arch, there is a nichethat hosts a statue of

Saint Ann, the patron saint of Corinaldo. From here you cansee, on the left, Saint Ann’s church, built in the early 14th century by the Hospital Order of the Holy Spirit thatowned it until the Pope Pius IX abolished the Order. In the 16th century, the church and its adjacent hospital losetheir charitable function and its hospital is dismissed. During the same century, Saint Ann becomes the patron saint of Corinaldo (as shown by the documents of the time). The current building dates back to the mid-18th century and hosts the fresco (late 15th century) portraying Saint Annwith the Virgin sitting on her knees and holding the blessingChild. This fresco is probably attributable to Francesco diGentile from Fabriano (working in this area between the late 15th century and the early 16th century). Going back inside the walls, you’ll face the impressive Via Piaggia with its 109 steps and the Pozzo della Polenta, and we can continue our route going left. Here you will find the guardiola di Mezzogiorno, the massivetower of Calcinaro and the even larger tower of the Rotonda,with a semicircular plan, which belongs to a renaissance addition started in 1484 and ended in 1490. From the terrace of the tower of the Rotonda, on the outer part of the walls on the left, it is possible to spot the overlapping

of the 15th-century walls with the olderones. Going along the watch route, you will gain access to a road characterizedby a number of small bridges reaching thewalls: the Landroni, a number of shorttunnels made in the late 17th centurywhen it became possible to build upon the walls as they no longer had a strategicfunction. The name comes from the word“androni” (meaning cave, cavern), which in the local dialect becomes onewith the article, thus “Landroni”.

Going out of the Landroni,you can turn right to take Via del Corso, where you willfind impressive buildings thatonce belonged to local noblefamilies. At the end, on theright, you will find the TownHall, built between 1784 and1791 and designed by thearchitect Francesco Maria Ciaraffoni. The building stands where the old Renaissance town hall used to be. It’s a brilliant example of neoclassical architecture, with an extensive porticooverlooking Via del Corso. The lobby of the building hosts the“cannone di fico”, created on the basis of the local story with the same name. The main hall hosts the portraits of some local citizens that contributed to the fame of the townand a wooden bench, the 17th century magistrate’s bench that originally was in Saint Peter’s church, which is no longerthere but for its bell tower. On the left of the Town Hall there is the magnificent former monastery of the Augustinians,designed by the local architect G. Carbonari Geminiani and built between 1767 and 1780, now used as a hotel. Once through the front gate with its wrought iron monogram“M.A.” (Monastero Agostiniani), you will reach the yard with its Borromini-style shapes, with a fountain in the middleand a Roman military stone on the left. The building - with different levels and 5 storeys - represents an example of 18th-century architecture. On the left of the convent, there is the high bell tower of Saint Augustine’s church, today used as a diocesan Sanctuary of St. Maria Goretti. The church as an elegant façade and an aisleless interior withside chapels and a lantern dome above the transept.

The church dates back to 1740-1756 and hosts a 17th-century copy of the“Annunciazione” (Annunciation) by Barocci, a “Martirio di San Bartolomeo”(Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew) by Giuseppe Maggeri and other preciouspaintings dating back to the 18th century.The church hosts the tomb of MammaAssunta, Saint Maria Goretti’s mother who died in Corinaldo in 1954and the famous relic of the young Saint, the ulna of her right arm, the symbol

of her martyrdom and sainthood. On the left of the church there is the large Piazza del Terreno, withmany noble palaces. In the countryside around town, the church of Santa Maria del Pianois worth a visit. It has early Christianorigins and was once devoted toPortuno - a river god - and so it is alsoknown as “Chiesa di Santa Maria inPortuno”. The apse dates back to the5th-6th centuries and features manytraces of Gothic style. Inside and outside this building, the Archaeology

Department of the University of Bologna has been makingregular excavations since 2001, in order to find importantarchaeological evidence and turn this site into a museum,opening a real antiquarium. The church hosts two 15th-century frescos, one fresco dating back to 1540 and the “Maddalena ai piedi della croce” (Magdalene below the Cross), largely considered as the most beautiful painting by Claudio Ridolfi. Not far from the historic centre,in the surrounding countryside, there is the house whereSaint Maria Goretti was born. It can be reached by car orbus, driving along Pregiagna for around 1 km, and then, next to a comfortable parking lot, you will find the smalltwo-storeyed house where “Marietta” - as her family used to call her - was born on 16th October 1890. You can also visit the Sanctuary of Incacellata, where thechild often went to pray. Finally, a visit to the clay houses in S. Isidoro and contradaNevola may be interesting.

Halloween is not just anAmerican tradition anymore.The Witches’ Festival ofCorinaldo has turned it intoan Italian tradition as well.

Let the magic atmosphere of our festival enthral you duringthe last week of October. Shows, events, restaurants: all in a unique and compelling setting. Corinaldo is known asthe “Italian Capital” of Halloween, offering an amazing eventthat you cannot miss: “admissionfree, exit not guaranteed”, this isour motto. A comprehensive eventthat includes (apart from monstersand magic pumpkins...) a national“Miss Witch” beauty contest and aconference on “Paure” [Fears],which has hosted some importantcelebrities such as Vittorio Sgarbiand Dario Argento over the pasteditions. The real Witches’ Festivalis in Corinaldo: let yourself go with our exciting events.

EventsTheatre season 2006/2007(Town Theatre “C. Goldoni”)

Halloween - Witches’ Festival(last week of October)

Contesa del pozzo della polentaCommemoration of the siege of 1517 in period costume(third Sunday in July)

Corinaldo Jazz(first ten days of August)

Theatre for kids(winter and summer season)

National photograph competition “Mario Carafòli”(second Sunday in October)

Cantar lontanoMusic festival(June)

Summer Jamboree

Corinaldo tipica Local products fair

Santa Maria Goretti’sCelebration(June / July and October)

Christmas and New Year’sEvents

Concerts of the local band “Città di Corinaldo”(December and August)

Students’ awards “Gen. Domenico Grandi”(first Sunday in September)

Contemporary history award “Arnaldo Ciani”(25th April)

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Useful addressesTourist Office I.A.T.Pro Loco di CorinaldoLargo XVII Settembre, 1860Tel. e Fax 071.679047info@procorinaldo.itopen everyday:•winter opening times: 16 Sept / 15 Junefrom 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 3 pm to 7 pm;

•summer opening times: 16 June / 15 Sept from 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 4 pm to 7.30 pm;•July and August night opening from 8.30 pm to 11 pm;

Town Art Collection "Claudio Ridolfi”Piazza del Cassero Tel. 071/679047 - 071.6793207 opening times: •16 Sept / 15 June (Sunday and holidays) from 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 3 pm to 7 pm;•16 June / 15 Sept from 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 4 pm to 7.30 pm;• July and August night opening from 8.30 pm to 11 pm;

Local Traditions MuseumLargo XVII Settembre 1860, 6Tel. e Fax 071/679043www.pozzodellapolenta.itinfo@pozzodellapolenta.it open everyday:•winter opening times: 16 Sept / 15 Junefrom 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 3 pm to 7 pm;

•summer opening times: 16 June / 15 Sept from 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 4 pm to 7.30 pm;•July and August night opening from 8.30 pm to 11 pm;

Comune di CorinaldoLocal Culture and Tourism dept.Via del Corso, 9 Tel. 07l/6793207 - Fax 071.7978042www.corinaldo.itp.pirani@provincia.ancona.it open every working day, 8 am – 2 pm.

Turistic Association “Pro Corinaldo”Via del Velluto, 20 Tel. e Fax 071/679047www.procorinaldo.itinfo@procorinaldo.it

Santuario Diocesano Santa Maria GorettiVia Santa Maria Goretti, 10 Tel. 071/67123 - Fax 071.7977249www.santamariagoretti.it open everyday, 8 am – 12 pm and 3 pm – 8 pm.

HOTELS - RESTAURANTS

Hotel-Restaurant “Bellavista”Via Cappuccini, 9 - Tel. 071.67073

Hotel-Restaurant “Il Giglio”Via del Corso, 8 - Tel. 071.7976324/5

Hotel-Restaurant “I Tigli”Via Teatro, 31 - Tel. 071.7975849

Hotel-Restaurant “Al Casolare”Via Corinaldese, 6 - Tel. 071.7976006

BED & BREAKFAST

“Giacomelli Coccioni Adriana”Via Clementi, 15 - Tel. 071.7975016

IMPIANTI SPORTIVI

Public sport field Tennis courts Country Club Swimming PoolSkating Rink Five a side football fieldFor information:Tourist Office I.A.T.Pro Loco di Corinaldo

CAMPINGS

“Colverde” Restaurant-CampingVia per Montalboddo, 52Tel. 071.7976023

Equipped area for camper vansPiazzale della LiberazioneTel. 071.679047

HOLIDAY FARMS

“Villino Campagnolo”Via Gasparini, 4 - Tel. 071.7975159

RESTAURANTS

“Ai 9 Tarocchi” Tavern - PubViale dietro le Monache, 8Tel. 071.7976277

“La Collina del Sole”S. S. CorinaldeseTel. 071.7976164

“La Pieve” Restaurant - PizzeriaVia Nevola, 127

This historical event commemorates the victory of the town in 1517 against

the army of Francesco Maria I della Roverewho besieged the fortification of Corinaldo

for twenty days. In the charming setting of theperfectly preserved Medieval historic centre of the town,among ancient palaces, roads and squares, hundreds of walk-ons (with period costumes made by excellent localdressmakers), ladies and jugglers, soldiers, flag-wavers, drummers and bowmen support the performance that reachesits climax with the awarding of the coveted prize to the team(representing a quarter of the town) that wins the games,

including the bowmen’s competi-tion and the knights’ joust.

Contesa del Pozzo della Polenta

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www.pozzodellapolenta.it

Corinaldo Historical Group“COMBUSTA REVIXI”