Sant'Angelo in Vado, green, ancient history and truffle in the Marche.
One of the most beautiful areas of the Marche region in the province of Pesaro Urbino, which is between Urbino and Sant'Angelo in Vado.
It 's a tourist area where the visitor can find Hotels, Residences, Farmhouses, Country Houses, but also can immerse themselves in a cocktail of green hills, ancient history and traditions, flavors and traditional dishes such as truffle.
Yes, this is the most famous area of the Marches for the truffles!
We at Turismo Marche recommend you booking a holiday in this area, not far from Urbino, from Sant'Angelo in Vado, at the Centre La Diligenza, with its a new Wellness Spa. one of the most exclusive brands Relais!
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We would now like to introduce the main features of Sant'Angelo in Vado, one of the pearls of the Marches.
Sant'Angelo in Vado stands on the ruins of the ancient Tiphernum Mataurense, which has a counterpart in Tiphernum Tiberinum (Citta di Castello).
It seems that the name derives from tifer or tifia, aquatic plant that grows in swampy areas. Several archaeological findings confirm the existence of the ancient Roman city, including, for example, a stone with a dedicatory inscription to the god Silvanus, now preserved in the courtyard of Palazzo Fagnani. The long war between the Byzantines and Goths in the sixth century led to the destruction of the city, as many others.
But, again, there was the reconstruction and the new country was dedicated to the Arcangelo Michele who was called the church and was defined in Vado, from guado or passage in the river that can not get wet or the name of a 'very high grass with yellow flowers and leaves and roots when you take out a blue dye, used in dyeing, which was intense trade with nearby Tuscany.
Placed under the domain of the family Brancaleoni first, then the Duchy of Urbino, then the Papal State, however, maintained its own characteristics and institutions.
Sant'Angelo in Vado preserves important examples of the different historical periods and gave birth to some famous people, such as the dynasty of the important painters and musicians Zuccai Mercuri Agostino that in addition to the vast output of sacred music also wrote The Devil's Violin.
But today this vibrant city center Sant’Angelo in Vado is best known for the important show of the National White Truffle in the Marche region: in the precious tuber there was also headed a curious identity card remembered as the most mischievous of its quality, which is being regarded as an excellent aphrodisiac!