Travelcast Piceno - Audio & Video Guide per la Provincia di Ascoli Piceno

Beginning from  Largo Speranza (Speranza Place), we follow the same route indicated previously, until we arrive at Porta d’Agello (Agello City Gate). Passing the city walls, after a few meters, we go right to the Menocchia valley towards Cupra.
Descending along the Cuprense road, we can admire the beautiful Riaptransone landscape. Lined by vineyards and finely cultivated fields, after a few hundred meters, to the right, we come to the Monastery of the Suore Passionate (Passionist Nuns). The Church of Santa Maria Maddalena (Saint Mary Magdalene) originally belonged to the Frati Minori Osservanti (Practising Frairs Minor), also called “Zoccolanti”, due to the peculiar footwear they wore which resembled clogs. Beginning in 1928, a religious order called the Suore Passionate settled in this church.

Continuing in the same direction, just a few hundred meters ahead there lies another religious edifice: the Chiesetta della Madonna della Carità (Church of Our Lady of Charity), a very ancient structure that contains frescos from the 1500’s by the artist Andrea De Magistris from Caldarola. This painter, who went to learn artistic techniques from Lorenzo Lotto, and who belonged to a noble family of artists who made a fortune for the city between the fifteenth century and the seventeenth century, mostly created copies of masterpieces, which was characteristic of the period in which he lived. In the past few years, he has been the subject of important studies and research, culminating in an exhibit overseen by Vittorio Sgarbi, which fostered increased appreciation of the works of  this artist.
Having arrived at the first intersection, we reach the district of Caniette, which means “canneto giovane” (young grove of reeds). This is one of the areas where one can best admire the landscape of the Ripatransone area, which winds among verdant hills and plowed fields, a typical combination of the Marche territory. The small valley runs parallel to the coast and is therefore protected from the sea winds, while at the same time receiving their beneficial effects. This helps the growth of the vineyards of “Le Caniette”, which take their name from the colors used by Michelangelo: the Rossobello, the Morellone, and the Nero di vite reserve constitute esteemed examples of Rosso Piceno wines.

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