Why this ride
A 223 km round trip from Macerata - roughly 4 h 34 in the saddle. On the way it passes Teatro Feronia, Teatro Gentile da Fabriano, The system of Italian-style condominio the and back through Teatro Gentile da Fabriano.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Teatro Lauro Rossi and The system of Italian-style condominio the
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 223 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 34
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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.
Read the complete Teatro Lauro Rossi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Teatro Lauro Rossi is where the day begins. Next is Teatro Feronia.
2. Teatro Feronia
San Severino Marche has one of the most unusual town squares in Italy. The Piazza del Popolo is an elongated ellipse, lined with arcades and palaces, and it was originally a market space outside the walls of the medieval town on the hill above. Today it is the heart of a town of eight thousand people in the valley of the Potenza river, in the inland Marche, and the Teatro Feronia stands on it, an elegant nineteenth-century theatre named after an ancient Italic goddess of fertility and freedom.
Read the complete Teatro Feronia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Teatro Feronia comes up about 27 km into the recorded legs. Next is Teatro Gentile da Fabriano.
3. 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.
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
about 64 km into the recorded legs you reach Teatro Gentile da Fabriano. Next is The system of Italian-style condominio the.
4. 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.
Read the complete The system of Italian-style condominio the write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The system of Italian-style condominio the, about halfway. Next is back through Teatro Gentile da Fabriano.
5. back through 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 through Teatro Gentile da Fabriano sits at 123 km, about halfway. Next is back through Teatro Feronia.
6. back through Teatro Feronia
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Teatro Feronia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Teatro Feronia comes up about 196 km into the recorded legs. Next is Teatro Lauro Rossi.
7. Teatro Lauro Rossi
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Teatro Lauro Rossi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Teatro Lauro Rossi closes the day.
Leg by leg
Teatro Lauro Rossi to Teatro Feronia
Teatro Lauro Rossi → Teatro Feronia is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Teatro Feronia to Teatro Gentile da Fabriano
Teatro Feronia → Teatro Gentile da Fabriano is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Teatro Gentile da Fabriano to The system of Italian-style condominio the
Teatro Gentile da Fabriano → The system of Italian-style condominio the is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The system of Italian-style condominio the to back through Teatro Gentile da Fabriano
The system of Italian-style condominio the → back through Teatro Gentile da Fabriano is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Teatro Gentile da Fabriano to back through Teatro Feronia
back through Teatro Gentile da Fabriano → back through Teatro Feronia is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Teatro Feronia to Teatro Lauro Rossi
back through Teatro Feronia → Teatro Lauro Rossi is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.