Serra de’Conti is a typical hilltop village in the central Le Marche province of Ancona. It is said to be one of the most beautiful of the larger hilltop villages in the whole of Le Marche and has mediaeval fortified walls with ten towers surrounding the centro storico or historic centre. Serra also has the famous historic fortified gate of Porta della Croce which is still used as one of the main entrances to the village, and this has been recently restored to it‘s former glory. Anyone with an interest in visiting an untouched and unspoilt mediaeval village would do well to visit Serra de’Conti as the village is a masterpiece of Mediaeval architecture. In the middle ages Serra de’Conti became established as a leading trade and agricultural centre for the area and because of it’s relative wealth, many large and grand buildings were built within the town walls and even today there are many priceless works of art in the galleries and museum in the village.

Historic lane in Serra de'Conti

The village is 216 metres above sea level and has a population of just over 3,600 and today has a thriving business and agricultural community, as well as a small amount of tourism, mainly by Italians, as it remains off the beaten track to most foreign visitors and tourists . But the coast is still only 30 minutes away by car and the beautiful and historic large town of Jesi just 20 minutes distant.

Serra de’Conti is a typical hilltop village in the central Le Marche province of Ancona.It is said to be one of the most beautiful of the larger hilltop villages in the whole of Le Marche and has mediaeval fortified walls and ten towers. There is also the famous historic fortified gate of Porta della Croce which is still used as one of the main entrances to the village, and has been recently restored to it‘s former glory. Anyone with an interest in visiting untouched and unspoilt mediaeval villages would do well to visit Serra de’Conti as the village is a masterpiece of Mediaeval architecture.In the middle ages Serra de’Conti became established as a leading trade and agricultural centre for the area and because of it’s relative wealth, many large and grand buildings were built within the town walls and even today there are many priceless works of art in the galleries and museum in the village.

The village is 216 metres above sea level and has a population of just over 3,600 in the village and surrounding area. Today Serra has a thriving business and agricultural community, as well as a small amount of tourism, mainly by Italian vistors. Even though it is only a few kilometres inland from the Adriatic coast it  still remains off the beaten track to most foreign visitors and tourists . But the coast is still only 30 minutes away by car and the beautiful and historic large town of Jesi just 20 minutes distant.