Cingoli has earned the title of “the Balcony of the Marche” for its breathtaking sweeping views over the Marche’s hilly landscape. It was a Roman settlement: Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, once the forum of Roman Cingulum, is still the heart of this stone-built town. Its historic centre features warm colored palaces with Renaissance portals and a large number of churches: the Cathedral dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, the Church of S. Filippo Neri, the church of St. Nicholas and the Church of San Domenico, that houses the large canvas of the splendid Madonna of the Rosary by Lorenzo Lotto.
Further tourist attractions are: the 16th century Town Hall, Palazzo Conti, Palazzo Puccetti and Palazzo Castiglioni, where Pope Pius VIII was born. Worth seeing are also the Archaeological Museum ,with interesting Bronze Age lumber, and the towns’ art gallery.
Near Cingoli you can enjoy walking tours among woods in the area of Monte San Vicino and Lake Castreccioni.
