Province of Fermo, Administrative province in Marche, Italy
Description
The Province of Fermo is an administrative division in Marche that stretches from the Sibillini Mountains to the Adriatic coast and includes 40 municipalities. The territory alternates between mountain landscapes in the west and rolling hills that gradually descend toward the coastal plain.
History
The territory became a Roman colony called Firmum Picenum in 264 BC and served as a strategic base for controlling trade routes in central Italy. In 2004, the current province came into being through a reorganization of regional administrative boundaries.
Culture
The name Fermo derives from the Latin Firmum, which the Romans used to designate their colony. Visitors today can spot traces of this ancient past in the provincial capital at many street corners and public squares, where Roman foundation remains and inscriptions stay visible.
Practical
The inland capital Fermo makes a good starting point for visits to smaller municipalities scattered along the coast or in the hills. Most places in the area are easier to reach by car, as the public transport network between rural settlements is less dense.
Did you know?
Shoemaking traditions shape many towns in the province, where small workshops and family businesses continue to work leather and craft shoes by hand. In some municipalities, you can see workbenches through open doors and catch the smell of fresh leather in the streets.
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S. Claudio al Chienti
21.4 km
Monte Sibilla
47 km
Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
35.5 km
Castello della Rancia
29.9 km
Fermo Cathedral
157 m
Madonna dell'Ambro sanctuary
42 km
San Leonardo al Volubrio
44.7 km
Monte Ascensione
29.6 km
Monte Priora
46.4 km
Archaeological Park of Urbs Salvia
27.3 km
Santa Maria della Rocca
25.3 km
Abbazia di Santa Croce al Chienti
13.1 km
Church of Santissima Annunziata
14.5 kmLago di Gerosa
41 km
Teatro dell'Aquila
36 m
Roman cisterns
141 m
Abbazia di Rambona
35 km
Riva Verde
10.3 kmRiserva naturale dell'Abbadia di Fiastra
27.3 km
Shrine of St. Liberatus
40.3 km
Castello Pallotta
40.2 km
Fortezza medievale
25.2 km
Santa Maria delle Vergini, Macerata
24.9 km
Falerio Picenus
19.2 km
Palazzo dei Priori
156 m
Collegiata di San Ginesio
32.9 km
Rocca di Urbisaglia
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Altidona
Amandola
Belmonte Piceno
Campofilone
Falerone
Fermo
Francavilla d'Ete
Grottazzolina
Lapedona
Magliano di Tenna
Massa Fermana
Monsampietro Morico
Montappone
Monte Giberto
Monte Rinaldo
Monte San Pietrangeli
Monte Urano
Monte Vidon Combatte
Monte Vidon Corrado
Montefalcone Appennino
Montefortino
Montegiorgio
Montegranaro
Monteleone di Fermo
Montelparo
Monterubbiano
Montottone
Moresco
Ortezzano
Pedaso
Petritoli
Ponzano di Fermo
Porto San Giorgio
Porto Sant'Elpidio
Rapagnano
Sant'Elpidio a Mare
Santa Vittoria in Matenano
Servigliano
Smerillo
Torre San Patrizio
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