Ascoli Piceno’s old town is bursting with public and religious buildings ranging from the 1000s to the 1800s.
The most important buildings line the magnificent Piazza del Popolo, among which are Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo (13th Century), the historic Caffè Meletti, the Church of St. Francis (13th-16th Centuries), and the Loggia dei Mercanti.
Be sure to see Piazza Arringo, the oldest in Ascoli, and site of the Baptistery of San Giovanni; the Cathedral of Sant’Emidio, the city’s Duomo, dedicated to the Patron Saint; Palazzo Vescovile and Palazzo dell’Arengo venue of the City Painting Gallery.
Highly-characteristic are the Churches of the Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio (11th-14th Centuries), and that of Sant’Emidio alle Grotte (18th Century).