Cingoli

The area sits on the inland Marche hills between the Esino and Musone valleys, with long views across cultivated ridges and toward the central Apennines on clear days. Monte San Vicino and the pre-Apennine mass around it are within this radius and form the main mountain presence in the landscape. Lago di Cingoli lies just outside the town and is the main water feature nearby. The Parco naturale regionale della Gola della Rossa e di Frasassi begins to the north-west, with the San Vicino-Gola della Rossa area shaping the wider upland setting. Cingoli itself is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre on a hilltop. The area is known for hill farming and for broad panoramas over inland Marche.