OUR TOWN
++ brand new: Golf Club "Alpe della Luna" ++ high point of the regions calender: delicios and valuable white truffle ++ La Domus del Mito (mosaics 1.century p.C.) ++Sant'Angelo in Vado lies in the northern part of the Marches. The history on this ancient town, which is 360 m above the sea level, stretches back to 1000 B.C. (late Bronz Age). This make Saint Angelo in Vado even older than Rome. Excavations around the town bear whitness to this fact. Many traditions are central to Saint Angelo. The annual Truffle Festival marks the high point of region calendar. Here, in addition to the black truffle, one can also sample the delicious and valuable white truffle.
Nearby sights
Only 25 km from Sant Angelo in Vado you find Urbino, which is one of
Le Marches absolute crown jewels. The town is not only one of Italy’s
best preserved and most beautiful hill towns, but is also a town of
great historic and cultural importance. During the 12th century
Federico di Montefeltro hired some of the greatest renaissance artists
and architects to decorate his palace and other parts of the town. The
ducal palace and the birth house of the later so famous painter Raphael
is just a few of the interesting Urbino-sights worth mentioning.
Further to the north you will find San Leo – the romantic and cosy
village with the impressive fortress, which was used for military
purposes as late as during the second world war.
Because Sant Angelo in Vado is situated close to the borders of both
Tuscany and Umbria, your visit at Villa dell’Agata will not be limited
to only Le Marche. By car, historic and beautiful towns such as Arezzo
in Tuscany, famous for hosting one of Italy’s biggest antique fairs,
and the astonishing Gubbio in Umbria is reachable within an hours drive.
