Ristorante Fortinese Da Peppa di Buratti Lucia, Montefortino

Ristorante Fortinese Da Peppa di Buratti Lucia: what to see nearby

Montefortino is a fortified village from the 12th century on the right bank of the Tenna river, built in semicircular terraces around a hill, with remains of its walls, some towers and three gates. The 16th-century Palazzo Leopardi houses the Pinacoteca Civica (municipal art gallery) dedicated to the painter Fortunato Duranti (1797-1863) and the Museo Faunistico dei Sibillini (wildlife museum).

Local cooking ranges from wild boar to Sibillini lamb, with mushrooms such as porcini, russula and field mushrooms. Outside the village you can reach the Gole dell'Infernaccio, a gorge carved by the Tenna, with the Eremo di San Leonardo hermitage, and the Sanctuary of Madonna dell'Ambro, one of the oldest and most visited shrines in the Marche. For hikers, the Grande Anello dei Sibillini passes through Montefortino, about 124 km in nine stages.