Offida

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Two branches of the Lama stream carved the rocky spur that gives Offida its irregular plan, between the Tesino and Tronto valleys. At its western tip, ringed by ravines on three sides, stands Santa Maria della Rocca, a great brick Romanesque-Gothic church of 1330 with a frescoed crypt as large as the church above. The surrounding hills produce Offida wines from Pecorino and Passerina grapes.

Highlights

Santa Maria della Rocca, with frescoes by the Master of Offida
Palazzo Comunale, with a seven-arched portico and a small art gallery
Sanctuary of Sant'Agostino, keeping a 13th-century Venetian silver reliquary cross
The Serpente Aureo theatre in the historic centre
Offida Pecorino and Passerina white wines (IT)

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Offida (IT), Offida (EN)), Wikivoyage (Offida). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 4,647

Things to see

Santa Maria Assunta (IT)

Events through the year

Carnevale storico offidano Seasonal · Fat Thursday to Shrove TuesdayVeglionissimi masked balls in the Teatro Serpente Aureo
Croce Santa Religious · 3 MayProcession of the 14th-century cross reliquary for the Eucharistic Miracle
Feast of Blessed Bernard of Offida Religious · 23 August
Le Cove Food and wine · AugustOld farming wheat festival at the Addolorata church; cove means sheaves
Sagra del chichì ripieno Food and wine · First Sunday of AugustCelebrates the chichì ripieno, a revived local speciality
Feast of Blessed Conrad of Offida Religious · 30 September
Piceno hills wine fair Food and wine · Early September
Feast of Saint Leonard of Noblac Religious · 6 November

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Offida), Wikivoyage (Offida). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

Offida PecorinoWineDOCG white from the Pecorino grape
Rosso Piceno (IT)Wine
FunghettiSweetRound anise cake with hollow white mushroom-like caps
Chichì ripienoBread and pastaThin flatbread filled with tuna, anchovies, capers and peppers
Vin Santo di Offida (IT)WinePasserina-based, aged at least three and a half years

Adapted from Wikipedia (Offida (IT), Offida (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

No places to stay are mapped within 3 km.

Thermal baths nearby

Hot spring: Lu Vurghe · ~42 min by car

Nearby member villages

Ripatransone · 9.2 km
Monteprandone · 12 km
Montefiore dell'Aso · 14 km
Petritoli · 15 km
Grottammare · 16 km