Travelling through Theatres & Flowers, from Pesaro to Norcia
A tour to explore the best of Pesaro and its sourroudings rich of historical theatres plus the suggestive blooming in Castelluccio di Norcia
There is no city or village in this precious area that does not surprise the visitors with its theatres. Let’s start from Pesaro, move on to the wonderful Ascoli Piceno to end in the middle the suggestive flowering of the colourful Castelluccio di Norcia.
Highlights:
- Little jewels - Visit to the historic theaters: Raffaello Sanzio and Bramante
- Private Artistic Performances - One concert and one extraordinary paint theatre performance
- Pesaro - Gioachino Rossini's birthplace
- Castelluccio di Norcia - admire the suggestive flowering
- Urbino - Visit of Palazzo Ducale home of the painting “La Città Ideale”
- Ascoli Piceno - The fascinating town settled between mountains, rivers and see and famous for its olives, it wines and its historic Caffè Meletti, included among the 150 historic cafès of Italy
Lenght of Tour: 5 days / 4 nights
Suggested time: June/July / in combination with Macerata Opera Festival 2026 Programme
The travel begins with Rossini’s land: Pesaro with Museo Nazionale Rossini, his birth house and a special dinner.
It continues with the magnificent landscape of Urbino, center of the Italian Renaissance, with a private concert and an extraordinary Paint Theatre performance hosted in a small jewel in the hinterland.
Relaxing in Sirolo, an ancient medieval village set in natural park of Conero Mountain, overlooking the crystal clear sea.
Discoveng Ascoli Piceno, its beautiful historic places and typical tasting of the most famous liqueur: Anisetta Meletti.
The great end of this trip is the possibility to admire a wonderful natural event: La Fioritura – The Blooming in Castelluccio di Norcia. Flowers dye the plateau with a mosaic of colors, enchantig the sight and melting the heart.
Join us in a journey among exclusive visits to historic theatres, private concerts, extraordinary natural events, tastings of local gastronomic and wine excellences.
Travel Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrival in Pesaro
- Arrival in Pesaro by own means. Accomodation at 4* Hotel.
- In the afternoon meeting with the guide at the hotel. Guided tour of Pesaro, including Museo Nazionale Rossini and Casa di Rossini.
- Dinner in selected restaurant with menu inspired by Rossini. Return to the hotel on foot.
Day 2 - Urbino / Urbania
- Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting with the guide and departure to Urbino to visit Palazzo Ducale and Teatro Sanzio.
- Departure to Urbania. Lunch in a restaurant in the historical centre. In the afternoon visit of Teatro Bramante of Urbania.
- CONCERT FOR HARP AND VOICE - private concert
Music: N. Vaccaj, G. Crescentini – chamber and didactic arias - Afterwards extraordinary Paint Theatre performance by Giuliano Del Sorbo on Guglielmo Tell ouverture by Gioachino Rossini.
- Visit to a local pottery lab.
- Return to Pesaro. Free dinner.
Day 3 - Sirolo / Ascoli Piceno
- Breakfast in hotel and check out.
- Departure to Ascoli Piceno with a stop in Sirolo. Free time to enjoy the beautiful view of the sea and to explore this suggestive medieval village surrounded by the green of the natural park of Conero Mountain. Free lunch in Sirolo.
- Arrival in Ascoli Piceno after lunch and check-in at 4* Hotel, in the historical centre of Ascoli Piceno.
- Meeting with the guide at the hotel and guided tour of Ascoli Piceno with a stop at the historic Caffè meletti to enjoy a coffee with 2 mignon pastry and 1 chocolate praline on reserved tables (or to taste the famous Anisetta Meletti, an anise-flavored liqueur which made this coffee house famous).
- Typical dinner in a selected restaurant at walking distance from the hotel (the town is famous for its fried Olives filled with minced meat).
- Return to the hotel on foot.
Day 4 - Castelluccio di Norcia (for the flowering) / Norcia
- Breakfast in the hotel.
- Meeting with the naturalistic guide at the hotel and departure to Castelluccio di Norcia: here, between late May and early July, on the plateau of Castelluccio, an event of major importance takes place every year: La Fioritura – The Blooming. For several weeks the chromatic monotony of grassland is broken by a mosaic of colors, with variations ranging from yellow ocher to red. The feast of the “Fiorita” traditionall falls into the third and last Sunday of June, there is not a clear day to enjoy this enchanting show. Every year everything is entrusted to the climate of the season. The species of flowers that dye the Pian Grande and Pian Perduto in this period are countless, walking along the paths we can find: gentianellas, daffodils, violets, poppies, buttercups, daffodils, purple eugeniae, clovers, shamrocks and much more.
- After having admired this wonderful natural event with the explanation of a naturalistic guide, transfer to the Norcia. Lunch in Norcia.
- After lunch, meeting with guide to visit the historical city centre of Norcia.
- Return to Ascoli Piceno. Free dinner.
Day 5 - Departure
- Breakfast in the hotel and check-out of the rooms.
- Departure by own means.
The visits order may change for operational needs without changing the content.
Proposal for an indicative itinerary.
The tour can be modified and adapted to any requests for further insights on topics chosen by the custom.
