San Marcello is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Ancona The province of Ancona () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea. The city of Ancona is also the capital of Marche. To the north, the province ...

in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

region

Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...

, located about west of

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

. San Marcello borders the following municipalities:

Belvedere Ostrense Belvedere Ostrense is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona. Belvedere Ostrense borders the following municipalities: Castelplanio, Maiolati Spontini, Montecarotto, Morro ...

Jesi Jesi () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Ancona, in the Italian region of Marche. It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left (north) bank of the Esino river, before its mouth on the Adria ...

Maiolati Spontini Maiolati Spontini is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. It is the birthplace of musician Gaspare Spontini, whose name has been conjoined with the commune's ancient ...

Monsano Monsano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona. Monsano borders the following municipalities: Jesi Jesi () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Ancona, i ...

Monte San Vito Monte San Vito is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona, in the lower Esino valley. Monte San Vito borders the following municipalities: Chiaravalle, Jesi, Monsano, Monte ...

Morro d'Alba Morro d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italy, Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona. Morro d'Alba borders the following municipalities: Belvedere Ostrense, Monte San Vito, San Marcello, Marche, ...

. Founded in 1234 by a community of people from

, it still has a well preserved line of walls. It is interesting to visit the Renaissance ''Palazzo Marcelli'', the parish church, the Ferrari theatre, the Saint Mary church. The castle is surrounded by a beautiful hilly landscape particularly renown for olive trees and vineyards.

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