B&B La Fontana dei Cani, Ascoli Piceno

B&B La Fontana dei Cani: location

The property is on Via Giuseppe Sacconi, in Ascoli Piceno.

What to see near B&B La Fontana dei Cani

Piazza Arringo is home to the Cathedral of Sant'Emidio, dedicated to the city's first bishop and patron saint, invoked against earthquakes. Founded around the 5th century on the remains of a Roman basilica, it has a 16th-century facade designed by Cola dell'Amatrice. Inside are the polyptych signed by Carlo Crivelli in 1473, the Gothic carved walnut choir of 1448 and the wooden ciborium designed by Giuseppe Sacconi, the architect of the Vittoriano in Rome, who was born in Montalto delle Marche.

Among the flavors of the area are the wines of the Piceno. Rosso Piceno, made from Montepulciano and Sangiovese, is produced in three provinces of the Marche; Rosso Piceno Superiore, by contrast, comes from a smaller historic area bounded by the Tronto to the south, the mountains to the west and the Adriatic to the east. Falerio, a white wine based on Trebbiano, has been a DOC since 1975 and since 1997 has also included two native grapes, Passerina and Pecorino. Another old tradition is vino cotto ("cooked wine"), made by slowly boiling grape must in a copper cauldron.