Macerata - the capital of the eponymous province in the Italian region of Marche. The historic city center is situated on a hill between the rivers Chienti and Potenza. Once upon a time this place was a settlement of the tribe pichenov that bore the name of Richina after Romanization get the name Helvius Rechina. When the settlement was destroyed by the barbarians, the surviving inhabitants took refuge on a hill nearby, where he rebuilt a new city - Macerata. Today, the city, with a population of about 43 million people, covers not only the hill, but lying at the bottom of the plain. Between its two parts - upper and lower - there is a lifting Post.

In the main square of Macerata - Piazza della Liberta - is an ancient Loggia dei Mercanti with two-level arcades, dated Renaissance. From it begins Corso della Repubblica, which leads to another square - Piazza Vittorio Veneto, where the luxurious Palazzo Ricci palace today houses the town museum and an art gallery with works by Carlo Crivelli. Another interesting museum - the Museum of carts. And along the Corso Matteotti street you can see a series of shocking palaces, including the Palazzo dei Diamanti - Diamond Palace.

Macerata Cathedral was built in neoclassical style in 1771-1790-m respectively. Near the remains of a Gothic bell tower of the 15th century, and the interior of the cathedral was designed by Cosimo Morelli. South of town is the Romanesque church of San Claudio al Chienti, built in the 14th century on the ruins of an ancient temple and stands out for its unusual shape.

Also worth seeing in Macerata Palazzo Buonakkorsi erected in the first half of the 18th century for the Count Raimondo Buonakkorsi and his son Cardinal Simone. Residential floor of the palace is notable for its Hall Aeneid, frescoed Rambaldi, Dardania and salt and decorated with paintings of the Harz and Gioseffo Giovanni dal Sole. And to the north of the city, in the village of Villa Potenza, you can visit the ruins of the ancient Roman settlement Helvius Rechina destroyed by the Visigoths.