Agriturismo Il Casolare, San Ginesio

Agriturismo Il Casolare: location

Contrada Vallimestre is part of the municipality of San Ginesio, a very large area spread out around the medieval village. The town stands at 690 m above sea level, facing the range of the Sibillini Mountains, the «Monti Azzurri» (Blue Mountains) dear to the poet Giacomo Leopardi, and lies within the National Park. The historic center is enclosed by 14th-century walls that still have their sentry walkways, arrow slits and towers.

Agriturismo Il Casolare: services

The property is an agriturismo that combines lodging and dining: it appears both on the town's list of places to spend the night and on its list of places to eat in San Ginesio.

Agriturismo Il Casolare: what to see nearby

In town, the Pinacoteca «Scipione Gentili» (art gallery) occupies the former church of San Sebastiano, dating from the 14th century, and holds paintings from the 15th to the 18th century: two panels by Stefano Folchetti, a Pietà by Simone De Magistris from 1584 and works by Vincenzo Pagani and Nicola da Siena.

Following the village's main street leads to the gardens of Colle Ascarano, overlooking a view that stretches from the Adriatic Sea to the Gran Sasso and the Monti della Laga. Since the 2016 earthquake, the historic center, monuments and museums have been only partly accessible.