MARCHE · SAN SEVERINO MARCHE
The historic centre of San Severino Marche
A loop of about 2 km that starts at the Teatro Feronia and climbs to the Castello past churches and museums: the best of the historic centre in one walk.
DISTANCE
2.2 km
Back to the starting point
RETURN
Loop
SURFACE
Streets, stone paving and one steep climb
Approximate time: Under an hour · 2–3 hours with visits
DIFFICULTY
Easy (2/5)
THE WALK
The route, step by step.
From the Teatro Feronia, on the great elliptical square, to the lanes climbing up to the Castello, a loop to discover churches, museums and views of the historic centre in a short time. The walk itself takes less than an hour; allow two or three hours with the visits.
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The walk starts at the Teatro Feronia, built in 1827 to a design by Ireneo Aleandri, on the long side of Piazza del Popolo. In front of it opens the spindle-shaped square, over two hundred metres long and lined with arcades: the town's living room.
- 0.3 km
A thirteenth-century church, now co-cathedral. The façade keeps fifteenth-century frescoes attributed to Lorenzo d'Alessandro; the interior was remodelled in the eighteenth century.
- 0.5 km
Housed in a fifteenth-century palazzo on Via Salimbeni, it gathers local painting from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century: Pinturicchio's Madonna della Pace and works by the Salimbeni brothers, Vittore Crivelli and Allegretto Nuzi. Check opening times before you go.
- 0.6 km
It is considered the oldest church in town. In the crypt you can see thirteenth-century frescoes and the bishop saints painted by the Salimbeni brothers in the fourteenth century.
- 1.3 km
A short but steep climb leads to the Castello al Monte. Here rise the Smeducci Tower, the town's symbol since the thirteenth century, and the Old Cathedral, founded in 944 and rebuilt in the thirteenth century, with a Renaissance wooden choir. Next to it is the "Giuseppe Moretti" Archaeological Museum.
- 1.8 km
On the way down to the square you pass the small church of Santa Maria delle Vergini, known locally as "the Pitturetta".
- 2.1 km
It houses works of art rescued from churches left unusable by the 2016 earthquake in the archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche.
- 2.2 km
The loop ends in front of the theatre, where it began: a coffee under the arcades of the square is the best way to finish.
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The Castello al Monte.
At the top of the hill lies the oldest part of town: the Smeducci Tower, the Old Cathedral with the remains of Saint Severinus and the Archaeological Museum. From the viewpoint you can see over the Potenza valley and the surrounding hills.
GOOD TO KNOW
Useful information.
Museum and church opening times
The Art Gallery, the Archaeological Museum and MARec have their own opening hours, and some churches open only for services. Check before you set off.
Comfortable shoes
The climb to the Castello is steep and partly on stone paving: wear comfortable shoes, especially in the rain.
Accessibility
Piazza del Popolo and the nearby streets are easy to walk; the stretch up to the Castello is not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs.
