"It was always dear to me, this solitary hill,
and this hedgerow here, that closes out my view,
from so much of the ultimate horizon.
But sitting here, and watching here, in thought,
I create interminable spaces,
greater than human silences, and deepest
quiet, where the heart barely fails to terrify.
When I hear the wind, blowing among these leaves,
I go on to compare that infinite silence
with this voice, and I remember the eternal
and the dead seasons, and the living present,
and its sound, so that in this immensity
my thoughts are drowned, and shipwreck seems sweet
to me in this sea"

Giacomo Leopardi, "The Infinite"

BENIAMINO GIGLI
Recanati 20/03/1890 - Rome 30/11/1957
The tenor most beloved by the people and perhaps the greatest of all time.
A big heart as well as a great voice.
Visit website:
www.beniaminogigli.it

GIACOMO LEOPARDI
Recanati 29/06/1798 - 14/06/1837 Naples
The greatest poet and thinker of modern times.
The celebrity of his works and the universality of his fame makes futile any further indication
Visit website: www.leopardi.it

LORENZO LOTTO
Venice 1480 - Loreto 1556
Great Venetian painter who worked in Recanati, where left works of supreme value.
He lived in recent years in Recanati and Loreto, where it is believed to be buried.

PERSIANI GIUSEPPE
Recanati 1799 - Paris 1869
Opera composer, one of the most prestigious artists of the Italian theater in Paris.

Leopardi Palace, birthplace of the poet, still inhabited by his descendants and located in the Piazza "Saturday in the village." The exhibition of objects and manuscripts can retrace the writer's life, the rich library of his father, to understand the training. Hence a marked route leads up to Mount Tabor, the famous "hill of infinity" from which you can admire an enchanting landscape. Along the street that return to the Leopardi palace you can admire the church of St. Augustine: His tower was sung in ancient poem Passero Solitario. Continuing away from the center, where behind the monument dedicated to the great poet, is the Palazzo Comunale. The building houses the Museum Beniamino Gigli, another obligatory stop: there are preserved costumes, photographs and memorabilia of the great tenor from Recanati. In the center stay also the Cathedral, the Diocesan Museum and the Villa Colloredo Mels, home of the Civic Art Gallery, which boasts a prestigious collection of paintings by Lorenzo Lotto, including the famous Annunciation.

Visiting hours
Autumn - Winter 9,30-12,30, 14,30-17,30.
Spring - Summer 9:00-18:00.
Closed: 25 December and 1 January.
The library tour is guided and lasts approximately 30 minutes. The exhibition can be visited independently .
Tickets
Library: Full € 5, Concessions € 2; organized groups and school children € 4.
Exhibition "The worlds of Giacomo": € 4, Concessions € 2; organized groups and school groups € 3.
Show and library: € 7; Concessions € 3; organized groups and school children € 5.
www.giacomoleopardi.it

IL COLLE DELL'INFINITO - HILL INFINITY
World Center of poetry and culture (former Convent of St. Stephen). It is the summit of Mount Tabor from overlooking a vast landscape, inspiring homonym poem composed by Leopardi 21 years. Is currently open to the public as the site of the World Center of Poetry and Culture G. Leopardi, with library, auditorium and guest.