Torre di Palme

Pirate raids drove the people of Palma, a Picene and then Roman town known across the empire for its wine, up to the hill where a watchtower stood. The medieval village that grew there survives whole, 104 metres above the Adriatic, its lanes lined with brick house fronts and geraniums. A lookout point takes in the coast and the surrounding hills.

Highlights

• Santa Maria a Mare, three churches in one, with 14th-century frescoes
• Sant'Agostino, a late Gothic brick church with a Vincenzo Pagani altarpiece
• San Giovanni Battista, the oldest church, tied to the first hermit monks
• The archaeological museum, with Picene grave goods from nearby tombs
• Torre Merlata, one of six towers that once guarded the castle

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.