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Castelfidardo stands on a hill, 212 meters above the sea, between the valleys of the rivers Aspio and Musone.
Is 22 kilometers far from Ancona, 8 kilometers from the Conero Riviera and all around, a few kilometers, the city of Porto Recanati, Loreto, Osimo and Recanati. In the center of the city there is Republic Square where stands the Palazzo Comunale and the Collegiate Church of Saint Stephen with adjoining crypt. The Palazzo Comunale houses the International Museum of the accordion . At this instrument is also dedicated a memorial site along Via Matteotti wanted by Alberto Bacchiocchi, industrial from Castelfidardo and by the artist Franco Campanari . In front of this monument is Palazzo Soprani. Paul Soprani was the founder of the accordion industry. Among the most important squares of Castelfidardo there is Don Minzoni square, commonly called Porta Marina is the balcony overlooking the city just on the Adriatic. Characteristic the famous arch, one of the main access roads to the city and the pavement below recently brought to light.
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This is one of those case of life that when they occur, if they occur, are intended to change the life of a man and with him, that of a city, a region. What happened in 1863 certainly has the flavor of a legend, a legend that has become a reality soon, so as to give impetus to an industry established throughout the world: the industry of the accordion. In a house in the countryside of Castelfidardo, located in the beautiful valley of Musone, asks that year hospitality an Austrian pilgrim returning from a nearby Loreto.
In a house in the countryside of Castelfidardo, located in the beautiful valley of Musone, asks that year hospitality Austrian pilgrim returning from a nearby Loreto. Carries with it a rudimentary "box" from which, sitting around the hearth now refreshed, derive strange sounds. Antonio Soprani live in the farmhouse with his wife Lucy and children Septimus, Paul, Pasquale and Nicholas. It will be the nineteen year old Paul, a boy not suitable for camp life, full of wit and probably not indifferent to the music, to steal the secret of that 'box' which looks like a copy of 'accordion was patented in 1829 by the Viennese Demian.
No matter how the instrument came into the hands of Paul: some said that was donated by the same passer out of gratitude for the hospitality received, but whoever it was bought and who even said that night, when everyone was asleep, the young man began to disassemble and study the 'tool' practice, a genuine industrial espionage 'avant la lettre. "
The fact is that from that toy and from the intuition of nineteen peasant, kicks off at Castelfidardo Italian accordion industry.
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You can visit the Porta Marini Garden, where you can admire a beautiful landskape and the Monument to General Cialdini , erected in memory of the historic battle of 1860 in Castelfidardo for the Unification of Italy. Famous is the Museum of the Accordion, which collects documents and artifacts relating to the history of this musical instrument which Castelfidardo is its homeland.
INTERNATIONAL ACCORDION FESTIVAL
Every year in October in castelfidardo takes place the international accordion festival, music event which attracts international audiences and musicians from around the world.
Discounted Hotels for the Event:
www.loretohotel.it
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF ACCORDION
Hours open to the public:
Weekdays: 10:00 - 12:00 / 16:30 to 19:00
Holidays: 10:00 - 12:00
Out of hours visits can be arranged by phone to the Pro-Loco (071/7822987) or the Director of the Museum (071/7820175 - 071/780091)
Single ticket price:
€. 2.00 - Visitors
€. 1.00 - Groups (more than 20 people)
€. 0.50 - Schools and carers
Free admission for: Italian Touring Club, Italy Our Members, Partners ENDAS, children below the age of 6 years.
Tel 0717808288 Fax 071780091
MUSEUM OF THE RENAISSANCE
Via Mazzini
Hours: Monday to Saturday from 08.00 to 20.00
Tel 0717206592
Fax 0717829331
CRAFTS MUSEUM OF ZAMBIA
XVIII by September
Tel 0717820409 Fax 071780012
There are also worth visiting: the old aqueduct in Piazza Garibaldi, the national monument of the Marches, in commemoration of the Battle of Castelfidardo by the Venetian sculptor Vito Pardo, the Risorgimento Museum, and the Ossuary in area Crocette. Nearby Selva also true green lung of the city. |
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