Why this ride
371 km from Offida to Offida, about 7 h 48 of riding. It goes by way of Teatro dell'Aquila, Teatro Lauro Rossi, The system of Italian-style condominio the and Teatro Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Teatro Serpente Aureo and Teatro Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 371 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 7 h 48
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Teatro Serpente Aureo
Offida sits on a ridge in the southern Marche, a small walled town of brick and stone looking across rolling hills towards the Adriatic in one direction and the Monti Sibillini in the other. In the arcaded town hall on the main square hides one of the region's many jewel-box theatres, the Serpente Aureo, the Golden Serpent, with its horseshoe of boxes, gilded decoration and painted ceiling. The Marche has dozens of these little opera houses, built when every proud town wanted its own stage, and this one is among the prettiest, small enough that you feel you are in someone's very ornate living room.
Read the complete Teatro Serpente Aureo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Teatro Serpente Aureo is where the day begins. Next is Teatro dell'Aquila.
2. Teatro dell'Aquila
Fermo sits on a hill above the Adriatic, and its theatre is the jewel inside the town. The Teatro dell'Aquila was built in the late eighteenth century, designed by the architect Cosimo Morelli, and it is one of the largest and finest historic theatres in the Marche, a region that has an extraordinary number of them, almost every town having its own little opera house. Inside, tiers of gilded boxes rise in a horseshoe around the stalls, and the painted ceiling glows above. If you can catch a performance, or join a guided visit, do so.
Read the complete Teatro dell'Aquila write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Teatro dell'Aquila comes up about 52 km into the recorded legs. Next is Teatro Lauro Rossi.
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.
Read the complete Teatro Lauro Rossi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 96 km into the recorded legs you reach Teatro Lauro Rossi. 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
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Planning note
The system of Italian-style condominio the, about halfway. Next is Teatro Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.
5. Teatro Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
The people of Jesi take their opera seriously, and they have a reason. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was born here in 1710, and by the time he died in 1736, at the age of twenty-six, he had written the Stabat Mater and the comic opera La serva padrona, two works that changed music. The theatre that carries his name was opened in 1798, a neoclassical jewel with tiers of boxes and a good-sized stage, in the heart of the old town on the main square. It still has a season, and a ticket for an evening performance is a treat if you are staying nearby.
Read the complete Teatro Giovanni Battista Pergolesi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Teatro Giovanni Battista Pergolesi sits at 147 km, about halfway. Next is back through The system of Italian-style condominio the.
6. back through The system of Italian-style condominio the
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through The system of Italian-style condominio the comes up about 236 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Teatro Lauro Rossi.
7. back through Teatro Lauro Rossi
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Teatro Lauro Rossi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 281 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Teatro Lauro Rossi. Next is back through Teatro dell'Aquila.
8. back through Teatro dell'Aquila
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Teatro dell'Aquila write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Teatro dell'Aquila, late in the day. Next is Teatro Serpente Aureo.
9. Teatro Serpente Aureo
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Teatro Serpente Aureo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 371 km.
Leg by leg
Teatro Serpente Aureo to Teatro dell'Aquila
Teatro Serpente Aureo → Teatro dell'Aquila is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Teatro dell'Aquila to Teatro Lauro Rossi
Teatro dell'Aquila → Teatro Lauro Rossi is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Teatro Lauro Rossi to The system of Italian-style condominio the
Teatro Lauro Rossi → The system of Italian-style condominio the is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The system of Italian-style condominio the to Teatro Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
The system of Italian-style condominio the → Teatro Giovanni Battista Pergolesi is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Teatro Giovanni Battista Pergolesi to back through The system of Italian-style condominio the
Teatro Giovanni Battista Pergolesi → back through The system of Italian-style condominio the is 49 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The system of Italian-style condominio the to back through Teatro Lauro Rossi
back through The system of Italian-style condominio the → back through Teatro Lauro Rossi is 45 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Teatro Lauro Rossi to back through Teatro dell'Aquila
back through Teatro Lauro Rossi → back through Teatro dell'Aquila is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Teatro dell'Aquila to Teatro Serpente Aureo
back through Teatro dell'Aquila → Teatro Serpente Aureo is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.