Porto san Giorgio was once the port for the inland city of Fermo, but is now one of the most beautiful and vibrant Adriatic beach resorts.

It is famous for the large houses, so called Liberty villas that are found all along the sea front and in the numerous small palm lined piazza’s just back from the main front drag. The villas are wonderful examples of the Liberty style architecture that was so popular in small Italian resorts in the late 19th Century.

In the main area of porto san Giorgio there are several large avenues filled with numerous small shops, banks and a central train station from which Bologna in the north and Bari in the south can be reached easily. Just up from the station there is a long wide central boulevard and which is always filled with crowds throughout the summer and on market day on a Thursday morning.

In the centre of Porto san Giorgio there are to found many fine seafood restaurants and bars there is also one of the area’s best Ice cream palours or Gelaterias set in a beautiful small piazza just off the main seafront. The beachfront lined with palms and always popular on the long hut summer evenings has many small beach bars and smal restaurants and in the summer the beach is covered with deckchairs and multicoloured umbrelloni. On many summers evenings all along beach front many small kiosks and stalls can be found selling local foods, handicrafts and artisans wares and it is a delight to spend some time here before going for a meal, drink or ice cream.