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By Valentina guida turistica Ascoli Piceno
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$154 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Discover Offida, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy
    • See the tradition of bobbin lace
    • Visit the medieval square and the Serpente Aureo Theatre
    • Go inside the Church of Santa Maria della Rocca
    • Discover frescoes, the crypt, and stories of the Maestro di Offida

Activity location

    • Offida
    • Offida, Marche, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 63073 Offida, Province of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
    • Offida, Marche, Italy

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Offida: Guided walking tour of the village and Santa Maria della Rocca

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Starting time: 4:00 PM
Price details
AU$153.70 x 1 AdultAU$153.70
Total
Price is AU$153.70
Until Sun, 13 Sept

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided walking tour of Offida
  • Inclusions
    Experienced and licensed tour guide during the itinerary
  • Exclusions
    Anything not expressly included

What you can expect

  • Enjoy a guided walking tour in the heart of Offida, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and among the most charming historic old towns in the Piceno area. Accompanied by a tour guide, you will stroll through alleys, squares, and monuments that tell the storey of centuries of art, spirituality, craft traditions, and life in the Marche region.

    The route starts from Piazzale delle Merlettaie, a symbolic place linked to one of Offida's most characteristic activities: bobbin lace. During the visit, you will discover this ancient artisan tradition, which can still be seen today in the village's workshops and shops, and you will admire the monument dedicated to the lacemakers.

    The walk continues towards the historic old town, where you will come across the Rocca, commissioned by Pope Innocent VIII and designed in the 15th century by Baccio Pontelli, and some buildings representative of the town's history. You will then reach the splendid medieval square with the Palazzo Comunale, considered one of the most beautiful in the Marche region, the Collegiate Church linked to the worship of the Madonna del Palio, and the Teatro Serpente Aureo, a refined historical jewel of Offida and part of the UNESCO heritage linked to the village's cultural traditions.

    During the tour, you will also discover the Church of Sant'Agostino, with its Baroque layout, which preserves important religious memories, before reaching the village's great masterpiece: the Church of Santa Maria della Rocca. This jewel of medieval architecture, an ancient Benedictine spiritual centre, preserves a crypt entirely covered in frescoes and precious 14th-century pictorial cycles linked to the Maestro di Offida.

    With stories, artistic details, and panoramic views, the tour will introduce you to Offida in its most authentic form: a village where history, faith, art, and local traditions coexist in a surprising way. An ideal experience for those who want to discover the most authentic Marche, walking slowly among beauty, memory and culture.

Location

Activity location

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    • Offida
    • Offida, Marche, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 63073 Offida, Province of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
    • Offida, Marche, Italy