Offagna (Marche)

Offagna is a typical medieval village a few miles from Ancona, Marche. The town is dominated by this medieval fortress built in 1454. The Rocca (1454-56) is a remarkable example of military architecture between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Two other places are worth a visit: Villa Montegallo, situated on a hill facing the sea, is just outside the historic center. Its enlargement was by Andrea Vici. The original body (seventeenth century) was wanted by the Cardinal Antonio Maria Gallo. Its function was the one of an aristocratic residence in campaign where the owners could relax and dedicate to activities such as hunting. Same thing for Malacari Villa, (1668) and equipped, already at that time, with warehouses, cellar, stables, prefiguring, thus, its current usage as winery. Even here, the garden is wonderful.