Caves

Frasassi caves
The Frasassi Caves (Grotte di Frasassi) are situated within the Gola della Rossa gorge, and are a coveted destination for tourists coming from all parts of Italy and Europe. The Frasassi caves were discovered in 1971 by the speleologist group CAI from Ancona and subsequently opened to the public in 1974.
The tour of the caves is a particularly suggestive route, where appropriate lighting is used to accentuate colours and forms. This fascinating subterranean world is populated by singular forms known as stalactites and stalagmites, small lakes, crystal and alabaster arabesques halls. The names of these halls gives a hint of their impressiveness: the Ancona abyss, the Grand Canyon, the Two hundreds hall, the White hall, the Small candles hall, the She-Bear hall and the Infinite hall. The internal temperature of the caves is a constant 14°Celsius.
Nearby the caves it is also possible to visit the following sites: the Roman church of S. Vittore delle Chiuse, the sanctuary cave “Grotta del Santuario”, the 19th Century small temple “Tempietto del Valadier” and the speleological and palaeontology museum “Museo Speleopaleontologico”

Osimo caves
Osimo is a town with ancient origins, as a number of archaeological finds attest, and its past can be traced back to a time even more remote than the period of Roman colonization, a time which historians place at 157 B.C.
The sandstone hill upon which it rises conceals a thick maze of subterranean galleries, passageways and rooms carved out of the sedimentary rock at various levels and often interconnected by vertical shafts or wells, made accessible with handholds and footholds.

Camerano caves
There is a labyrinth of caves under the historical centre of the town excavated in the sandstone. For many years these caves were believed to be the ruins of ancient sandstones caves or even cellars used to store wine. More recent explorations and in-depth study and the finds discovered in opening routes opened for tourists led to the discovery however of architectural and bas-relief decorations which have very little to do with mere sandstone caves or storerooms: dome and vault shaped ceilings, circular chambers and columns with architectural details, decorations with friezes, ornaments and religious symbols were found throughout the caves.
Visitors to the caves discover an almost fairy-tale like world by which they remain astounded; a secret Camerano where legends and history abound. The most accredited theory today is that the caves were used as homes, for worship or for defence purposes even in recent times considering that in 1944 the caves where used as a bombing refuse.