What is Magliano di Tenna known for?

Fourteenth-century circular walls almost entirely intact, originally defended by six towers, two of which still stand on the perimeter. The largest surviving tower and main gate of the borgo, on the northwest perimeter, now a private residence preserving its medieval profile. One of six Marche communes in the Borghi Autentici d'Italia network, recognized for its preserved medieval plan above the Tenna valley.

When is the best time to visit Magliano di Tenna?

Apr–Oct. April through October is the working season for Magliano di Tenna. The Tenna valley turns green from April, the perimeter walls and the two surviving towers are walkable through the warm months, and the surrounding hills toward Fermo and Servigliano open to slow walks. July and August touch the low thirties in the valley; the borgo at 281 meters stays a few degrees cooler than the river bed below. June and September are the cleanest months for the ridge view across to the Sibillini on a clear morning. November through March is the slow season, with the small restaurants on reduced hours and most visitors arriving for the parish festivities through the year.

Where is Magliano di Tenna?

Magliano di Tenna is a comune in the province of Fermo, Marche region of Italy, about 74 kilometers from Ancona.

How do I get to Magliano di Tenna?

From Ancona, Magliano di Tenna is roughly 74 km by road.

Marche · Fermo

Magliano di Tenna

A small Fermo-province borgo above the Tenna river, ringed by fourteenth-century walls with two of its six original towers still standing.

Known for

MEDIEVAL WALLS
Fourteenth-century circular walls almost entirely intact, originally defended by six towers, two of which still stand on the perimeter.
PORTA DA BORA
The largest surviving tower and main gate of the borgo, on the northwest perimeter, now a private residence preserving its medieval profile.
BORGHI AUTENTICI
One of six Marche communes in the Borghi Autentici d'Italia network, recognized for its preserved medieval plan above the Tenna valley.

When to visit

Best · Apr–Oct

Best
Hot or crowded
Quiet
Mostly closed

The festa: papa Gregorio I, 12 March

Why come

Magliano di Tenna sits on a low hill above the Tenna river in the province of Fermo, eleven kilometers inland from the provincial capital. The castle is first documented in 1030. Tradition gives the foundation to a captain of fortune named Malleano or Majano around the year 1000, from whom the town took its name.

By the late Middle Ages Magliano belonged to Fermo as Castrum Ultra Tomiam, an outpost on the south bank of the river. The circular fourteenth-century walls still run almost completely around the borgo. Of the original six towers, two remain visible: Porta da Bora at the northwest, the main gate and the largest tower, now a private residence, and the Torre da Sole on the south side.

The double-faced houses along the perimeter follow the line of the walls and open onto narrow inner alleys. The commune joined the Borghi Autentici d'Italia for the preserved medieval geometry.

The Sunday letter

We haven’t written Magliano di Tenna’s letter yet.

One town every Sunday, with the photo, the food, the festa. Be there when this one comes up. Free, by Peter & Sophia from Pietrasanta.

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What to see

Porta da Bora
The largest of the original six towers and main northwestern gate to the borgo, now a private residence preserving its medieval profile.
Torre da Sole
Southern tower on the perimeter walls, connected to Porta da Bora by surviving sections of fourteenth-century stonework.
Mura medievali
Fourteenth-century walls running in a circular line around the borgo, once defended by six towers and a moat now filled in.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
Parish church inside the walls, with later interventions on a medieval core, holds local devotional paintings of the seventeenth century.

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Living here

Population 1,414
Commuter belti
Pharmacy in town
High school within a 30-minute drive
Nearest airport Ancona / Pescara, 1 h 11 min drive
Regional capital Ancona, 1 h 6 min drive

Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources

Recognised as

Borghi Autentici

The numbers

Elevation: 281 m
Population: 1,414
Surface area: 7.93 km²

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