Morro d’Alba
municipality of MORRO D’ALBA
(Province of Ancona)
Altitude
m. 199 s.l.m.
population
1821 (45 nel borgo)
Patron saint
San Michele Arcangelo, 29 settembre
turist information
Ufficio Turistico di Morro d’Alba
Piazza Romagnoli n.6
Tel. 0731 63013
Cell. 328 5487491 (Assessorato Cultura Turismo e Attività Produttive)
comune@comune.morrodalba.an.it
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The masterpiece of Morro d’Alba, for which the borgo is famous, is the Camminamento di Ronda, known as La Scarpa: an architectural complex one of its kind in Europe, a 300 mt long covered walkway that runs along the entire city walls, whose origins date back to the first half of the 17th century. On one side it is defined by a long series of large windows which offer incomparable views over the surrounding countryside, allowing the gaze to move from the Sibillini Mountains to the Conero, and then to the sea. Walking along the Camminamento you come to the uncovered panoramic medieval towers. The entrances to private and public buildings overlook the Camminamento di Ronda. These include the Museo Utensilia, which houses a collection of tools of the sharecropping culture. The museum is housed in the basement of the medieval castle, from which you can access a dense network of tunnels that make up a veritable underground village. In the main square of the borgo is the 18th century Town Hall, inside is an altarpiece by Claudio Ridolfi dated 1630 depicting the Coronation of the Virgin and Saints. On the clock tower is a bas-relief (1504) with the rampant lion, the symbol of Frederick II.
- Morro D’Alba is famous for its Lacrima di Morro d’Alba DOC wine (Lacrima in English means teardrop), which is the basis of the local gastronomic culture and that has among its first admirers the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. The territory also produces Verdicchio Classico dei Castelli di Jesi.
- Il Cantamaggio, May: the ancient ritual songs of the popular tradition are recalled. On 31st May, the tree in the square is burned.
- Summer events: Concerts at Sunset at La Scarpa, with a final aperitif-tasting; Calici di Stelle, 10th August.
- Feast of Lacrima di Morro d’Alba and Acqualagna’s Truffle, October: the combination of these two excellent products is the starting point for exquisite dishes that combine tradition and originality, in the scenario of the town squares.