elegant, wooden, gilt dossal with five paintings by Ramazzani. Patrons of the Risorgimento, and the blessed Silvestrans Simone and Benvenuto were born here.
Today about 35 people live within Piticchio’s walls all year round. The town is provided with two mini-markets, two café, and a postal office.

It is one of the best restored castles in the area. Its solid brick walls and picturesque buildings give it a particularly evocative feeling and on clear days it becomes possible to admire the Adriatic Sea. It was one of the last castles to enter the sphere of Arcevian influence and has a close-knit populated centre. The Church of  Saint Nicolò has an