Osimo
A charming corner that merits a visit, the town's compact, warm brick historical sits on the crest of a hill above the more modern town below.

Most of its best buildings date from the 16th  and 17th centuries but signs of its ancient past sometimes show through. For this place was once the Roman town of Auximum. In main Piazza del Comune you can see a dozen headless statues from Roman times; they once stood in the town's forum and were, according to tradition, decapitated during an early occupation of the place.

The town hall itself is a fine 17th century building that boasts some interesting canvasses inside. Also hunt out the mighty blocks that remain of the Roman walls above Via Fonte Magna and notice that the street plan of the old town still retains its Roman layout.