Jesi, Historic commune in Marche region, Italy
Description
Jesi is a town in the Province of Ancona in Marche, spreading across gentle hills about 19 miles (30 km) west of the Adriatic coast. Renaissance palaces and medieval walls surround the historic center, where narrow streets lead to small squares.
History
Roman settlers established a colony here in the 3rd century BC, which later became an important outpost under Byzantine rule. The town gained communal freedoms in the 12th century and developed into a prosperous trading center in Marche.
Culture
The birthplace of the Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II still shapes the town's identity, visible in street names and monuments throughout the center. Visitors can walk through medieval lanes where old merchant houses and wine cellars line the way.
Practical
The center is easy to explore on foot, though comfortable shoes are advisable because of cobblestones and occasional slopes. Smaller districts outside the old town can be reached by local buses or short drives.
Did you know?
The civic art gallery houses an early painting by Lorenzo Lotto, testifying to the town's artistic flowering in the 16th century. Less known is that the surrounding vineyards produce Verdicchio, one of the oldest white wines in the region.
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Palazzo Pianetti
182 m
Cathedral Basilica of St. Septimus
218 m
Palazzo della Signoria
114 m
Walls of Jesi
426 m
San Marco
397 m
San Nicolò
397 m
Palazzo Balleani
271 m
Museo Federico II Stupor Mundi
208 m
Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie
561 m
Palazzo Colocci
78 m
Palazzo Honorati-Carotti
305 m
Abbazia di Sant'Apollinare
6.5 km
Museo civico archeologico di Jesi e del territorio
187 m
Adorazione
52 m
San Giovanni Battista (Jesi)
561 m
Riserva naturale di Ripa Bianca
3.9 km
Palazzo Ripanti
249 m
Jesi Municipal Art Gallery
181 m
Biblioteca comunale Planettiana
98 m
Chiesa del Santissimo Sacramento
4.5 km
Santuario di Santa Maria fuori Monsano
4.8 km
San Pietro Apostolo
149 m
Theatre Paolo Ferrari
6.7 km
Museo della Stampa
214 m
Museum Federico II
207 m
Diocesan Museum of Jesi
234 mSanta Maria del Piano
785 m
Porta Bersaglieri
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