Jesi - Main Sights

Main Sights

• The Cathedral (Duomo), built in the 13th-15th centuries. The façade and the Latin cross interior are modern.
• Palazzo della Signoria, built in 1486-1498 by Francesco di Giorgio Martini. The angular tower was elevated in 1661 and received a dome, but crumbled down a few years later. Notable is the interior courtyard, with two orders of loggias, partially designed by Andrea Sansovino from 1519.
• Palazzo Balleani, an example of local Baroque architecture, built from 1720 and designed by Francesco Ferruzzi. The façade has a characteristic balcony supported by four atlases (1723). The interior has precious gilted stucco decoration.
• The convent of San Floriano (18th century).
• The 14th century walls, built following the line of the Roman ones and mostly rebuilt in the 15th century by Baccio Pontelli and Francesco di Giorgio Martini. Six towers remain today.
• Church of San Marco, just outside the historical centre. A Gothic architecture, it was erected in the 13th century. The interior has a nave and two aisles, with a 14th-century fresco of Rimini's school.
• Palazzo Ricci, finished in 1547. The diamond-like bricks of the façade are inspired to famous Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara.
• Teatro Pergolesi, built in 1790.
• Palazzo Pianetti, one of the most outstanding examples of Italian Roccoco art. The wide façade has exactly one hundred windows, while the interior has a noteworthy giardino all'italiana. The palace houses city's civic art gallery, with a series of paintings by the Venetian artist Lorenzo Lotto.
• The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie (15th century). The belltower is from the 17th century.
• The 13th-century church of San Nicolò. It has a Romanesque apse and a Gothic portal.