The small town of Cupra Marittima has a triple identity that is evident in its urban structure: a modern, lively seaside resort with a unique natural history museum on the coast; a Medieval village whose traces can be seen in the ruins of the ancient castle of Sant\u2019Andrea (thirteenth century ); thirdly, the Roman town, a major port as early as Greek and Etruscan times, of which significant evidence survives in the Roman nymphaeum archaeological area and in the Museo Archeologico del Territorio.<\/p>\n
The Malacological Museum<\/b> is just a few steps from the sea, on the SS16 Adriatica road, and its extensive shell collections are unique in Italy. The ruins of the ancient castle of Sant\u2019Andrea<\/b>, set on the eponymous hill, tell the story of a Medieval village whose population moved away from the shore in the twelfth century to escape the threat of barbarian invasions.<\/p>\n
At about three kilometres from the centre we find the Area Archeologica del Ninfeo romano<\/b>, an archaeological park of 32 hectares and site of the old Roman town, with its forum and temple of Venus, a villa with nymphaeum and baths with late-Imperial mosaics. The archaeological material recovered in this area over the last few decades is now on display in the Museo Archeologico del Territorio<\/b>, located in the Medieval village of Marano, in a 1700s tower-house (Palazzo Cipolletti ), arranged in three interesting sections (prehistoric, Picene and Roman ).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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