We’ve read good things about Senigallia and planned to spend three nights there, but changed our plans when we read about the recent flooding. Still, we wanted to see the town to decide if it would be a good place for a future visit. The Fano Rail Station is a short walk from our hotel so we hopped on the next train to Senigallia for lunch.
We are sad to say that the beach town of Senigallia is not at its best right now. There is still evidence of the flood waters that inundated the town two weeks ago. We saw Red Cross workers and other volunteers around town helping with recovery efforts.
These floods were unexpected and the cleanup is taking time. It’s not a story that was in our news but because we knew we would be in the area, we read about it shortly after it happened. At least eleven people died and more than 50 were injured.
The devastated shop near the river, (below) shows the height of the water. The people here seem resilient and some shops are already back in business. It was mid-day when we arrived so many things were closed but for lunch options, we found a couple of sandwich shops, a pizza-by-the-slice stand and gelato.
It’s only 18 minute train ride between Fano and Senigallia. Leaving the town, we saw dark clouds over the brightly colored rail station. We are hopeful for better days ahead for the citizens here.
