Via Lorenzo Lotto, Corridonia

The area is the lower Chienti valley, with cultivated hills and the river plain of the Chienti. The Sibillini Mountains are farther inland and visible only at a distance in clear weather; they are not part of the immediate 15 km landscape here. The nearest town of size is Macerata, which has a walled historic centre, the Sferisterio arena and the university. Within the same local area are the industrial and commercial strips of the Chienti corridor around Corridonia and Civitanova’s inland side. The coast at Civitanova Marche is just beyond the immediate radius and matters for daily life, but it does not define the landscape around the cluster. The area is known for mixed farming, footwear and manufacturing in the Chienti valley, and for the dense network of hill towns typical of this part of the Marche.