On the footprints of the Pope Leone XII

In opportunity of the exceptional event that celebrates the progenitor of Courtly Gothic, Gentile da Fabriano, this stay’s proposal offers the opportunity to visit the exhibition (which will keep from April 21 to July 23) of the great painter and to cover those routes which in this territory have been characterized by the presence of Pope Lion XII. Along the way, near Trocchetti, will be visited Pope’s fountain, so called because Lion XII, in his journeys from and for Vatican City, stopped to refresh himself. From the fountain, still today spouts a very pure and very limpid water.

In the Frasassi Throat, near the famous Caves, there is Valadier temple, beautiful temple that was built by the biggest architect of the epoch, because of the Pope’s will, inside the huge cavern of Frasassi’s Beata Vergine. From the temple dominates the beautiful homonymous Throat. The way winds for 700 meters along a path floored in porphyry.

The program includes the visit to the Religious Museum of San Clemente which contains authentic artistic jewels, as a triptych and an Antonio da Fabriano’s ensign, a marble statue representing Madonna with the enfant Jesus made by Antonio Canova shop because of Pope’s will.

 

 
TOUR'S TIMETABLE
 
1st day
Time
          
Arrival at Fabriano at the beginning of afternoon
         -
tour of Paper and Watermark’s Museum
         - workshop
20,00 -
Dinner and overnight stay
2nd day
           Breakfast
  9,30
-
Tour of Gentile da Fabriano exhibition Spedale del
           Buon Gesù

         -
tour of historical city centre of Fabriano
12,30 -
Move to Genga with stopovers in Trocchetti, near
           the Pope’s Fountain

13,00 -
Lunch in the homonymous restaurant with tipicall
           products

         -
arrival at Frasassi’s Throat, tour of Valadier Temple
         -
tour of Speleological and Paleontological Museum,
           of the San Vittore delle Chiuse romanesque church
           and of the roman bridge on Sentino river

20,00 -
Dinner and overnight stay
3rd day
           Breakfast
  9,00
-
Guided tour of “Wind’s Big Cave
         -
return to La Cuna and opportunity to buy tipicall
           products

         -
move to Genga Castle, panoramic tour and
           admission of San Clemente Religious Museum

13,00 -
Lunch with traditional food and a taste of “Pope’s
           Apple” in “Locanda del Papa” restaurant

14,30 -
Brief tour of Monticelli along one of the Park’s
           paths called “Pope’s Path”

         -
Stop to taste wines and salami and cold pork
           meats in Genga’s sausage factory

Individual attendance's rate
for group of 20 people

One day                                                   15,00 Euro
Two days                                                 82,00 Euro
Three days                                             149,00 Euro

The rates include: museums admission, didactic workshop, guides, full board.
The rates do not include:
packet lunch of the first day and everything else not explicity stated.
Free admission:
to the teachers, one person every twenty paying people. Transports: upon request.
Teaching and informative equipment:
slipcase with these volumes: “Guide to the territory of the Esini Hills” and “The Rural Atmosphere”.

Info: COLLI ESINI incoming - tel. + 39 0732 972077 - 695207 - fax + 39 0732 972993 - 695247 - hesis@hesis.it