Osimo
It is situated in the top of an hill that dominates the valleys of
the Aspio and the Musone rivers. It was ancient Roman center and
important picen town; it was a general quartier of Pompeo against Rome and the same Pompeo had lands in Osimo..
It has mostly remarkable palaces of the 1600-1700 and beautiful churches.
As cultural center has many festivals and between them that of ballet in July.
The dome
What to see
The dome , from 13th century, has one beautiful
gotic porch and also the inside is much evocative one. In the crypt there is a
sarcophagus of the 4th century with pagan and christian bas-relief. In
close Baptistry one beautiful christening font in bronze of the year 1627.
The church of S. Giuseppe from Copertino of
the 14th century, has an estimable inside of the 18th century.
Near the imposing orientals (Roman age) walls, are the rests of the
Source magna , also of roman age. There are many
beautiful palaces and that one of the Municipality, in
the main public square, conserves an interesting museum
and in the entrance hall of the same palace can be admired roman
statues , all without head. The inhabitants of Osimo are called by the neighbors " a senzatesta " (the without-heads), but they dont care too much as perhaps the most prestigious circle of the city is the " Circle of the Without-head ".
Municipality palace: acephalous statue
One small note: between the acephalous statues of Osimo, there is also one of such Mark Opium Capitone guardian of the town of
Numana who had
fought in the Canne battle against the Chartago (216 a.C.) with troops of Numana.
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