{"id":3755,"date":"2022-10-07T12:17:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T16:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2022-10-07T12:17:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T16:17:41","slug":"ascoli-piceno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2022\/10\/07\/ascoli-piceno\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascoli Piceno!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been great to see teachers here taking advantage of the local historical sights in teaching students. \u00a0We saw a class of small children seated on the pavement learning about inscriptions over an ancient doorway, high school students touring the archeological museum, and students around town with sketch pads capturing images of the beautiful architecture.<\/p>\n

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Students Sketching in the Piazza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019ve spent a few quiet days in Ascoli Piceno. \u00a0We like it because it\u2019s laid back, fairly small (46,000 people) and not a hill town. \ud83d\ude0a \u00a0Wednesday and Saturday are market days. \u00a0The produce seller in the photo below helped us pick out some dolce (sweet) white grapes. \u00a0They are in season, crisp, juicy, and very delicious!<\/p>\n

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Grapes in Season!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is plenty to do here as there is an Archeological Museum, an art museum, Roman ruins, and beautiful gardens for contemplation.<\/p>\n

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Ascoli Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We spent part of the morning at the Pinotecca Civica, the city\u2019s art gallery in the 13th Century Palazzo Arringo. \u00a0This colorful image of San Rocco, surrounded in gold, by Pietro Alamanno was especially beautiful.<\/p>\n

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San Rocco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019ve enjoyed some local favorite foods including the stuffed, breaded, and fried green olives – called olive all\u2019ascolana<\/i> and sandwiches on focaccia called cacciannanze<\/i> – filled with thin-sliced meat, cheese, and maybe eggplant or roasted peppers. \u00a0Plus, there is a Chocolate Festival in the Piazza del Popolo!<\/p>\n

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Cacciannanza Ascoli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And, the local wine is very good!<\/p>\n

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Ascoli Vino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our favorite quirky restaurant is called Quarto Basto. \u00a0<\/i>There wasn\u2019t a printed menu, the options were limited, and the waitress \u00a0chuckled at our attempts to order in Italian. \u00a0The gnocchi was good and the atmosphere lots of fun – dining is late here and people begin to arrive at the restaurant between 8:00-8:30.<\/p>\n

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Quarto Basto Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tomorrow we\u2019ll retrieve the rental car to drive north to the seaside town of Sirolo, where we\u2019ll spend 2 nights. \u00a0All, is well here and we hope the same for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been great to see teachers here taking advantage of the local historical sights in teaching students. \u00a0We saw a class of small children seated on the pavement learning about inscriptions over an ancient doorway, high school students touring the archeological museum, and students around town with sketch pads capturing images of the beautiful architecture. … <\/p>\n

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