- Source: Genga, Marche
Genga is a town and comune of province of Ancona in the Italian region of the Marche, on the Sentino river about 7 kilometres (4 mi) downstream and east of Sassoferrato and 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Fabriano.
The town is best known as the ancestral home of the noble family of the della Genga, the most famous member of which was Pope Leo XII.
Main sights
Grotte di Frasassi, they are a karst caves system most famous show caves in Italy.
the Romanesque abbey at S. Vittore alle Chiuse (11th century).
the Roman Bridge in the same hamlet, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of town.
Museum of the church of San Clemente. It houses a triptych and a 15th-century banner by Antonio da Fabriano.
Spaelaeo-Palaeontologic Museum, including a famous fossil of an Ichthyosaur known as Gengasaurus found in the area in 1976.
The Frasassi Caves, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-southeast, are among the most visited natural curiosities in central Italy.
References
External links
Media related to Genga at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Formasi Saccocoma
- Provinsi Ancona
- Daftar Paus Gereja Katolik
- Kebudayaan Proto-Villanova
- Genga, Marche
- Genga
- Sanctuary of Santa Maria infra Saxa, Genga
- Gengasaurus
- Wieliczka Salt Mine
- List of popes
- Frasassi Caves
- San Vittore alle Chiuse
- San Vittore
- Province of Ancona
