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Top ten things not to miss in Recanati - Part I
Recanati is a real gem in the heart of the Marche Region, surrounded by Monte Conero, the Adriatic Sea and the Sibillini Mountains. An authentic jewel kept in the ancient city walls, standing on top of a ridge with a wonderful view of soft slopes rich in vineyards, olive groves and rolling hills. In this place, poetry, music, art, history and culture are linked and merged all together. During your trip in Recanati you can't absolutely miss these ten things:
1. LEOPARDI'S HOUSE AND THE HOUSE OF SILVIA
Palazzo Leopardi is the Birthplace of Giacomo and home of the Leopardi family since the thirteenth century. On the first floor there is the library, largely curated by Monaldo, Giacomo's father, and made up of an extraordinary collection of books with about twenty thousand volumes.
It is here that Giacomo Leopardi was formed during his childhood and youth and where he spent most of his time in his "studio matto e disperatissimo" ("mad and most desperate" studies"). "Ove Abitai Fanciullo" ("Where I As An Adolescent Lived") is the name of the indipendent tour through the halls of the palaces, the gallery with its art collections, the garden that inspired the immortal verses of Le Ricordanze ("The remembrance") and the apartments of Leopardi. The basement houses the Leopardi Museum about the life of the poet with a permanent exhibition of objects and memorabilia, including the inkwell with which it was written The Infinite. Next to the Museum are the Historical Cellars and in front of the palace the Ancient Stables with the House of Silvia on the first floor which can also be visited and consists of some small rooms with antique furnitures.
Web site:
Contacts:
biglietteria@giacomoleopardi.it ; tel: 071 7573380 / 339 2039459
2. PARK AND GARDEN ON THE HILL OF THE INFINITE
The Park on the Hill of the Infinite is a literary park dedicated to Giacomo Leopardi and was built in 1937 for the centenary of the death of the poet. It was redeveloped in 2018 and enriched with a new lighting inspired by the poetics of the moon, result of the collaboration between the set designer Oscar Dante Ferretti and iGuzzini illuminazione (lighting) S.p.A. The park is public and offers free admission; walking along its path you will reach a plaque placed on the wall with the first verse of L'Infinito ("The Infinite"): "Sempre caro mi fu quest'ermo colle"(This solitary hill has always been dear to me).The Park on the Hill of the Infinite is the right spot for a suggestive and particular theatrical guided tour, "Infinito Experience", where an actor playing the role of the poet accompanies the visitor to discover the places of Leopardi, source of inspiration for the most beautiful idylls composed in the nation borgo selvaggio (native wild village), reading out the most famous poems and telling his life. - Continuing from Casa Leopardi into the Park and entering the Centro Nazionale di Studi Leopardiani , (National Center of Leopardian Studies), you can also access the Orto sul colle dell'Infinito (Garden on the Hill of The Infinite), the Vegetable Garden of the Monastery of Santo Stefano managed by FAI - Fondo Ambiente Italiano - It is here that Leopardi had the inspiration to compose L'Infinito ("The infinite"). The garden is the end of this special guided tour within the poem "The Infinite", following immersive projections, unpublished documents and engaging themed experiences.
Websites:
www.fondoambiente.it/luoghi/orto-sul-colle-dell-infinito; www.myrecanati.it
Contacts:
Garden on the hill of The Infinite: e mail: faiortoinfinito@fondoambiente.it ; tel: 071 4604521
Park on the Hill of The infinite and Infinito Experience:
e mail: recanati@sistemamuseo.it ; tel: 071 981471
National center of Leopardian Studies: e mail: info@leopardi.it ; tel: 071 7570604
3. SMALL SQUARE OF SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE VILLAGE
The small Square of Saturday night in the village, so renamed in reference to one of the most famous compositions by Leopardi, Il sabato del villaggio (Saturday night in the village), is dominated by the elegant Palazzo Leopardi and, on the opposite side, by the Ancient Stables with the House of Silvia. Here, where children and young people used to gather to spend joyfully the day before Saturday's holiday - «I fanciulli gridando su la piazzuola in frotta, e qua e là saltando, fanno un lieto romore» (The small boys shouting in troops about the village square go leaping hither and thither and make a cheerful noise )» - you can also admire the majestic Church of Santa Maria di Montemorello.
Contacts:
TOURIST OFFICE. Tips Recanati: e mail: recanati@sistemamuseo.it; tel: 071 981471
4. CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DI MONTEMORELLO
The Church of Santa Maria di Montemorello, in the small Square of Saturday night in the village in front of Palazzo Leopardi, dates back to the 13th century: here Giacomo Leopardi was baptized on 30 June 1798. Above the altar is an ancient painting depicting the Blessed Virgin; the wonderful painting of Sant' Anna made by Pier Simone Fanelli is also noteworthy.
Contacts:
Tel: 071 7572418
5. CHURCH OF SANT'AGOSTINO
The Church of Sant' Agostino is another typically Leopardian place. The bell tower, renamed "ancient tower" by Giacomo Leopardi, is visible entering the cloister to the right of the entrance of the Church and was the source of inspiration for the famous poem titled "Il passero solitario"("The lonely sparrow"). The bell tower dates back to the 13th century, the Church has a Gothic layout and was built together with the Convento degli eremitani di Sant'Agostino ( Convent of Sant' Agostino hermits) in 1270. During the following century were made the first remakes. The ornaments of the altars are marbles and altarpieces of great value made by artists such as Filippo Bellini, Pier Simone Fanelli and Felice Damiani. You can also admire the remains of frescoes by Giacomo di Nicola da Recanati. The portal of the church was designed by Giuliano da Majano (1485) while the interior was rebuilt at the end of the seventeenth century and designed by Ferdinando Galli da Bibbiena.
Contacts:
e mail: sanflaviano.recanati@par.diocesimacerata.it ; tel: 071 7573699
Stay tuned to find out in a few days the other five places not to be missed!
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