B&B L’Acerba, Ascoli Piceno

B&B L’Acerba: location

Piagge is a hamlet of the municipality of Ascoli Piceno and the starting point of a historic hiking route that climbs to the Hermitage of San Marco (hermitage of San Marco), on the hill of the same name.

B&B L’Acerba: services

It is a bed and breakfast with three rooms.

What to see near B&B L’Acerba

The highest point of the city is the Colle dell'Annunziata, still called the Colle Pelasgico today. The name refers to one of the theories about the origin of Ascoli: according to the Latin poet Silius Italicus, the Pelasgians, a Greek people led by King Aesis, sailed up the Adriatic coast and settled on this very hill. Place names such as Ascoli, Aso and Iesi supposedly derive from the root «as» of the mythical king.

On the top of the hill, where a defensive keep once stood, is the Pia Fortress, named after Pope Pius IV, who had it rebuilt in 1560. The walls of the western side, the only one not protected by the Tronto and Castellano rivers, climbed from the Tronto toward the fortress; large Roman blocks were used for their base, and throughout the Middle Ages their upkeep remained a constant concern for the city.