Teatro Gentile da Fabriano and Teatro Lauro Rossi

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 1. Teatro Gentile da Fabriano

   Paper made Fabriano. Since at least the thirteenth century, craftsmen in this inland town of the Marche have made paper, and they are credited with key innovations: the use of animal gelatine to size the sheets and, most famously, the watermark. Fabriano paper is still made here today, and the Museo della Carta e della Filigrana, in a former monastery, shows the old techniques with working demonstrations. Your banknotes may well have been printed on paper from this town.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

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   Planning note

   Teatro Gentile da Fabriano is where the day begins. Next is The system of Italian-style condominio the.

2. 2. The system of Italian-style condominio the

   The Marche has more historic theatres per head than almost anywhere in Italy. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, almost every hill town built its own opera house, often paid for by local families who then owned their boxes, like apartments in a condominium, and passed them down through generations. The result is a network of jewel box theatres in small towns, with tiers of boxes, painted ceilings and gilded stucco, many of them restored and still in use. San Severino Marche, a few kilometres away, has the Teatro Feronia, one of these, and the network of such theatres across the region has been put forward for World Heritage recognition.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

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   Planning note

   The system of Italian-style condominio the comes up about 43 km into the recorded legs. Next is Teatro Lauro Rossi.

3. 3. Teatro Lauro Rossi

   Macerata is a hill town that takes its culture seriously, and the Teatro Lauro Rossi is the polished little jewel in the middle of it. Built in the second half of the eighteenth century in the heart of the old centre, it is a classic Italian horseshoe theatre with tiers of boxes in cream and gold, and it carries the name of Lauro Rossi, a nineteenth-century composer born in the town. If the doors are open, step in for a look; the room is intimate enough that you can imagine the whole town crammed in for a premiere, gossiping between acts.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

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   Planning note

   about 88 km into the recorded legs you reach Teatro Lauro Rossi. Next is back through The system of Italian-style condominio the.

4. 4. back through The system of Italian-style condominio the

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   back through The system of Italian-style condominio the, late in the day. Next is Teatro Gentile da Fabriano.

5. 5. Teatro Gentile da Fabriano

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Teatro Gentile da Fabriano write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Back at Teatro Gentile da Fabriano. That is the ride.