Contrada San Carlo, Treia

The cluster sits on the interior rolling hills of the Marche, an agricultural landscape of olive groves, vineyards and arable fields. Macerata, the provincial capital, is about 14 km away and offers the Università di Macerata, the Sferisterio open-air arena, hospital services and a regional railway station with trains toward Ancona and the coast. The Roman archaeological area of Urbs Salvia (Parco Archeologico di Urbs Salvia) at Urbisaglia, with visible ruins and an amphitheatre, lies within c.10 km. A ring of small medieval hill towns and villages (Montecassiano, Pollenza, Monte San Giusto) is within the local 15 km radius and supplies local shops and weekly markets. No national park or ski lifts are inside the 15 km radius; the Sibillini Mountains and their protected areas are farther inland.