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  MACERATA - LoveToKnow Article on MACERATA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Besides the university, agricultural school and industrial institute, Macerata has a communal library founded by Leo XII., containing a small but choice collection of early pictures, and in the municipal buildings, a collection of antiquities from Helvia Ricina.
Macerata, as well as Recanati, was founded by the inhabitants of Ricina after the destruction of their city by Alaric in 408.
Though in 1797 the inhabitants opened their gates to the French, two years afterwards, when the country people took refuge within the walls, the city was taken by storm and delivered to pillage.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MACERATA.htm   (297 words)

  
 Macerata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Macerata is a town and provincial capital in the Marche region of Italy.
Some way south of the town is the Romanesque church of San Claudio al Chienti - its unusual shape is due to one church being built on top of the remains of another.
The mathematician Matteo Ricci (1552 to 1610) was born in Macerata.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Macerata   (355 words)

  
 United Sees of Macerata and Tolentino
Macerata is a provincial capital, situated on a hill, between the Chienti and the Potenza rivers, from which there is a beautiful view of the sea.
Nicholas IV restored it and, in 1290, established there a university renewed by Paul III in 1540; this pope made Macerata the residence of the governors of the Marches, and thenceforth it was one of the towns most faithful to the papacy.
Among the distinguished men of Macerata are G. Crescimbeni, a poet of the thirteenth century, and Mario Crescimbeni, a man of letters of the seventeenth century and one of the founders of the Roman Arcadia; Father Matteo Ricci, S.J., astronomer, and missionary to China; the architect Floriani who constructed the fortifications of Malta.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/t/tolentino,united_sees_of_macerata_and.html   (568 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Macerata, Italy (Italian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
43,040), capital of Macerata prov., in the Marche, central Italy.
Macerata was ruled by the papacy from the mid-15th cent.
It retains its medieval walls and has a university that was founded in 1290.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Macerata.html   (147 words)

  
 ::: MACERATA: GUIDED TOUR #1 ::: Le Marche, Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Macerata, is a provincial capital of LE MARCHE, located on a hilltop between the Chienti and Potenza rivers, 314 metres on the sea level, 25 minutes from the Adriatic Sea.
Macerata is wonderfully intimate, being a University town with plenty of things for college-aged students to do during the week.
It's dedicated to the musician Lauro Rossi,born in Macerata and host important theatrical works and concerts, with connections to the Opera Festival and the Jazz season (in the summer the town is full of music open-air).
www.maceratagallery.it /macerata.html   (903 words)

  
 Macerata
Macerata is a provincial capital (province of Macerata) with a population of 50,000.
Originally a Roman settlement, Macerata is a city of the high medieval period, typified by its walled city plan.
Macerata is 25 minutes away from the Adriatic Sea, four hours from Florence by bus, and three and one half hours from Rome.
www.bsu.edu /provost/international/cip/macerata.htm   (585 words)

  
 Study Abroad in Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Macerata is twenty-five minutes away from the Adriatic Sea, four hours from Florence by bus, and three and a half hours from Rome, and has excellent bus and train service to many other destinations.
The program in Macerata is particularly well-suited to a broad range of humanities and social science students who who wish to include regional specialization within their major field.Students elect from courses which concentrate on history, political science, culture, and language of the area.
The Universita degli Studi di Macerata is centrally located in the city of Macerata and can trace its beginnings to the year 1290 with a papal decree for the approval of a school law.
baby.indstate.edu /iac/studyabroad/italy.html   (883 words)

  
 International Education @ Oakland University - Programs - Italy - Macerata
Language classes are held at the Università degli Studi di Macerata, located in the center of the city.
Macerata, Italy, is a provincial capital with a population of 50,000.
Macerata is located 25 minutes from the Adriatic Sea; four hours, by bus, from Florence; and three-and-a-half hours from Rome.
www.otus.oakland.edu /ie/programs.cfm?page=macerata   (390 words)

  
 Overseas Study Programs : Italy : Macerata brochure : University of Oregon
Macerata makes an excellent location for students wishing to learn or improve their Italian language skills, as there are very few English-speaking visitors in the area.
The main focus is the hilltowns of the Marches during the 12th-16th centuries, especially Macerata, Fermo, Ancona, Recanati, Loreto, Ascoli Piceno, Fabriano, and Urbino.
The Macerata program is offered in cooperation with AHA International, a not-for-profit organization which specializes in intercultural experiential education.
darkwing.uoregon.edu /~oshome/brochure/macerata.html   (2356 words)

  
 AHA International: Macerata, Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nestled on a hilltop between the Chienti and Potenza rivers, the medieval walled city of Macerata sits on the eastern edge of Italy, twenty-five minutes from the Adriatic Sea.
Originally a Roman settlement, Macerata is the perfect location to experience Romanesque, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture, and the Italian culture.
A provincial capital with a population of 50,000, Macerata is four hours from Florence by bus, and three and a half hours from Rome.
www.aha-intl.org /program.php?place=macerata   (188 words)

  
 University of Macerata
Macerata is a small, but culturally rich, city of 45,000 inhabitants.
Macerata, once defined by a II century poet “the nice town on the hills”, is the quintessence of the region, the integral example of the sweetest landscape of the area.
It has 170 Km of beaches for bathing along the Adriatic coast and ski facilities in the Sibylline Mountains, both of which are within 30 minutes of the city.
www.intstudy.com /articles/macerata.htm   (566 words)

  
 Provincia di Macerata - Portale Territoriale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Province of Macerata is emblematic in this sense: in a territory that stretches over a 2.774 Kmsq area live about 300.000 people distributed in 57 minicipalities, just two of which have a population above 20.000 inhabitants.
The creation of a unique and diffuse "digital city" that through the use of icts holds together the all territory of the Province had been choosen as alternative to traditionale instrumentes to give services opportunities and information, as well as to promote artist and culteral events and commercial activities.
In fact, the Province of Macerata created a unitary sistem of services that allows any public administration department and especially municipality, to propose itself in a unique public administration window, either to citizens and enterprises or to other internal department connected to the S.In.P. net.
www.provincia.mc.it /default_eng.asp   (206 words)

  
 The Opera at Macerata near Italian vacation home to rent - a wonderful villa in Italy.
Macerata, the provincial capital of Le Marche, is approximately 40 kilometres from Sei Camini, and is surrounded by the Marches loveliest countryside.
Fans of both opera and ballet flock to Macerata for its annual "Stagione Lirica" held at the Sferisterio in July and August which is second only to Verona as Italy's best open air venue.
Other venues for music and opera are Fabriano, Urbino, Fano and at Loreto, where an international choir festival takes place in April and the Rossini Opera festival in Pesaro in August.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~barryk/the_opera_at_macerata.htm   (163 words)

  
 Spotlight on Maestro Lorenzo Bavaj
Lorenzo Bavaj was born in Macerata, a lovely city just south of Ancona, in the Marche region of Italy.
Macerata was originally built in the 10th century on the site of the ruined Roman city of Helvia Recina.
Lorenzo Bavaj was educated at the Ginnasio (high school) in Macerata and then studied piano at the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro where at 18, he graduated summa cum laude.
www.jcarreras.com /spotlight/focus003.htm   (929 words)

  
 AHA International:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Macerata is an excellent destination for students wishing to learn or improve their Italian language skills, as there are very few English-speaking visitors in the area.
This mandatory one-credit course combines personal experiences "made in Macerata" with the study of the growing literature in this field to help students learn from the misunderstandings and misinterpretations which arise in any living experience abroad.
The hill towns of the Marches region during the twelfth-sixteenth centuries are the main focus, especially Macerata, Fermo, Ancona, Recanati, Loreto, Ascoli Piceno, Fabriano, and Urbino.
www.aha-intl.org /program/macerata2005_courses   (1141 words)

  
 Macerata holiday villa rental - Ancona holiday villa with private pool, walking, private tennis court, fishing, log ...
The Villa is located in the heart of a green park of 30.000mq, between secular trees, friut-trees and olive-tree, far from the town traffic, which makes the villa enjoyable and allows total privacy and quiet.
Few minutes by car, it is possibile to visit one of the well-known cultural art-towns of Marche, Macerata, that during the summer draws many people to see the lyrical opera during the festival opera (15 july to 20 august) it’s possible to hear famous classical music.
Fly to Ancona the rent a car or take the train to Macerata and than the bus to Madonna del Monte.
www.holidaylettings.co.uk /rentals/Italy/Marche/Abruzzo/macerata/ancona/4447   (1313 words)

  
 Delicious Italy - Macerata in Le Marche   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Don't confuse Macerata with Matera or Maratea in Basilicata, or even Marta and Martana on the shores of Lake Bolsano in Lazio.
Macerata is firmly in the region of Marche and is the capital of the province of the same name.
Macerata is the provincial capital and the city is marketed on its cultural heritage 'una città da vivere tutto l'anno'.
www.deliciousitaly.com /Marchetour2.htm   (193 words)

  
 Macerata - ZeroDelta.net: Your Travel Guide to Italy
The Caves of Castellana A travel indoors of the most italian karst structure did not expolred from the man, three kilometres between caves and abysses from the mythological and fantastic names.
Here where to stay for a vacation in the nature, a work travel or a romantic weekend: the right solution for every requirement.
Live The necessary informations to spend a stay, short or long that is, in our country: how to have a means of transport, how to confront an emergency, where do shopping, where and how deal with the formality, thing do to marry itself, where live the actual religiousness.
www.zerodelta.net /macerata.php   (631 words)

  
 Marche Voyager - Guide to Macerata
Known across the world for its annual open-air opera festival, Macerata is a human-scaled provincial capital that also warrants a visit for its other charms.
Remains of the old city can still be seen, including the large amphitheatre, which stands just by the junction with the SS571, as well as a stretch of stone-paved roadway.
Inside, both the upper and lower churches are square in form, and supported on four solid central pillars.
www.le-marche.com /Marche/html/macerata.htm   (414 words)

  
 Delicious Italy - Macerata Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Comune of Macerata is a cultured sort of place.
The small towns which form the province are full of art and history and the creative and artistic nature of the people is well known, starting with Macerata Opera of course.
South of the city of Macerata is the hilly zone of the Comunità Montana dei Monti Azzurri.
www.deliciousitaly.com /Marchetour5.htm   (257 words)

  
 Macerata Hotels, Macerata hotel directory, Hotels in Macerata, xcapewithus.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
On Macerata's hills, agriculture still embroiders the landscape in a mosaic of differently coloured fields.
Patchwork of small cultivated lands, Macerata's Province lives in armony between architecture and landscape.
The 57 towns of Macerata's Province, sometimes simple villages, constitute for the attentive traveller a course of hidden treasures where art and nature mingle.
www.xcapewithus.com /Hot_Deals/Macerata-hotels/Macerata-hotels.asp   (206 words)

  
 A Jacobite Gazetteer - Macerata - Palazzo Marefoschi
In 1772 Cardinal Mario Compagnoni Marefoschi arranged for King Charles III and Queen Louise to renew their marriage vows in person in the palace of the cardinal's brother Count Camillo Marefoschi (they had already been married by proxy).
The ceremony took place in the private chapel of the palace on Good Friday, April 17, 1772, with the Bishop of Macerata, Carlo Augusto Peruzzini, presiding.
The couple stayed as guests in the palace for the next two nights, leaving for Rome on the evening of Easter Sunday.
www.jacobite.ca /gazetteer/Italy/Macerata.htm   (214 words)

  
 Province of Macerata -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Provincia di Macerata) is a (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) province in the Marche region of (A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD) Italy.
Its capital is the city of (Click link for more info and facts about Macerata) Macerata.
There are 57 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/province_of_macerata.htm   (104 words)

  
 Farm holiday in Marche   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
During your stay, you will be able to take beautiful walks or, if you prefer, we will provide you with mountain bikes to go for a ride along paths into greenwoods and fields to really enjoy the rural leaving.
If you are keen on history and culture, you will be able to visit the excavations of the Roman Theatre in Urbisaglia, several nearby Abbeys, the Basilica of Loreto and the lovely historical centres of Macerata, Fermo, Saranano, San Ginesio and much more.
Beyond admiring the natural and artistic beauties of the area, we also offer you the opportunity of buying clothes, shoes and leather goods in the nearby famous Italian fashion factories at the cheapest prices.
www.inyourlife.de /marche/macerata/agriturismo_476/welcome_eng.html   (432 words)

  
 Macerata
ITA 207I is an intensive, four-week language immersion program taught at the Università di Macerata in Macerata, Italy.
Alongside the twenty hours per week of classroom teaching under Macerata and Princeton faculty members, participants also take an additional course focusing on current issues such as Italian economy, politics, and culture, and Italian literary texts.
Macerata is a small medieval town along the Adriatic coast, which is twenty minutes away by train.
web.princeton.edu /sites/fit/abroad/Macerata.html   (489 words)

  
 Propertalia - The Definitive Guide to Buying Property in Macerata, Italy
The centro storico of Macerata is located on a hill between the Chiente and Potenza rivers.
The region is divided into four provinces: Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Macerata, all part of the ancient territory of Picenum, and Pesaro e Urbino which is composed of the traditionally separate provinces of Pesaro and Urbino, that were part of ancient Umbria.
In 2004, a fifth province, the province of Fermo, was voted to come into being in 2009.
www.propertalia.com /html/macerata.htm   (529 words)

  
 FRANCESCO SOLIMENA called L'ABBATE CICCIO - The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It may seem surprising that this painting, one of the artist's supreme masterpieces, was painted for a provincial nobleman in the small Marchigian town of Macerata, far from the artist's home in Naples.
Next to nothing is known of the life of Conte Raimondo Buonaccorsi (or Bonaccorsi) (1669-1743), other than that in 1699 he married a certain Francesca Bussi, who by 1726 had borne him eighteen children, one of whom was to become a cardinal.
These show that the Palazzo Buonaccorsi, designed by the Roman architect Giovanni Battista Contini, was well on the way to completion when Raimondo Buonaccorsi inherited the project on his father’s death in January 1708.
www.europeanpaintings.com /exhibits/xviiicent/solidido.htm   (2018 words)

  
 Macerata Opera Festival Music Weekend
Tour of the city of Macerata with English speaking guide visiting the 16th century Renaissance Loggia dei Mercanti built by the Farnese pope Paul III, the Municipal Picture Gallery, with a good collection of early Renaissance works and the Arena Sferisterio.
In the afternoon we travel back through the some of the most picturesque Marches’ region stopping to enjoy the scenery en-route before returning to the relaxed atmosphere of the Palazzo Carradori.
Situated on top of a hill between the Potenza River valley to the north and the Chienti River in the South, Macerata is every bit as impressive as Umbrian and Tuscan hill towns but lacks the tourists, and makes a good based to explore the surrounding countryside, which is most picturesque.
www.jmb-travel.co.uk /maceratatour.html   (347 words)

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