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Acquacanina (MC)

Region Marche, Italy

Located in the heart of the Sibillini mountains, along the southern bank of Lake Fiastra, the small town takes its peculiar name (meaning "dog water") from the abundance of waters, and its position as a checking point on the whole upper Fiastrone valley, and has become a tourist resort both in summer for the amenity of its climate and in winter, thanks to the fine cross-country ski-tracks on Monte Ragnolo.

Info: Altitude: 734 m a.s.l -- Population: ca. 130 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 043001 -- Phone Area Code: 0737 -- Patron Saint: San Michele Arcangelo celebrated on 8th May -- Frazioni & Località: -- GPS Coordinates: 43.03333 N, 13.16667 E -- Useful Links: official website of the Comune of Acquacanina www.acquacanina.sinp.net

HISTORY:
The first settlements in the area are recorded from the 6th century AD, around the Benedictine Abbey of San Salvatore of Rio Sacro.

WHAT TO SEE:

the parish church of Rio Sacro, preserving inside important works as a 16th-century wooden group representing the Rio Sacro Virgin with Child, a painting representing the Madonna del Suffragio by Carlo Maratta, and a fresco St. Sebastian's martyrdom, ascribed to Girolamo di Giovanni.
Torre-colombaia (sec. XV) utilizzata come abitazione fortificata nonché rifugio per i colombi; a quattro spioventi con cordolo in cotto ed i caratteristici rosoni.
the ruins of a 16th century castle built by the Da Varano family.

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