Small things can create amazement, this is the philosophy of Fermoattiva, the event that opens the heart of the city to tourists, visitors and people from Fermo, since last April 25th and still to this day. The idea comes from Bibi Iacopini who, with Patrizia di Ruscio, 11 years ago now, imagined Fermo as a large open-air museum, with the help of painters, photographers and artists. There are 70 people passionate about creativity and beauty who have come together to give emotions, setting up courtyards of wonderful buildings such as Palazzo Erioni Falconi, in Corso Cefalonia, or hanging gardens such as that of the archbishopric. Particularly appreciated was the visit to the back of the clock in the square, dating back to 1700, restored for the first time at the end of the 1960s and then in 2015. And then, the ancient spring in the Palazzo degli Artigianelli which shows the signs of the drought that we are still experiencing living, despite the rains of recent weeks. And then, the unprecedented chapter room of the Pietà confraternity which opens to the public for the first time and becomes a container for an art exhibition. A beautiful and lively context that also drives visits to the city’s museums. Only yesterday, 800 people chose to tour the rooms of the Pinacoteca and the Pende and Ligabue exhibition, spaces that really let you breathe clean and beautiful air. It is the type of tourism that Fermo does and can do more and more, the mayor Paolo Calcinaro is convinced of this, choosing to focus more and more on quality exhibition events and moments of celebration that help to get to know the city in its most remote secrets. Also very popular are the guided tours of the Jewish ghetto, organized by the R&V Territorio association which tells a little-known page in the history of the city, dating back to 1200, with a community of Jews who brought the downtown area under Corso Cavour to life. Also satisfied was Micol Lanzidei, councilor for culture, who with Iacopini crossed all the places of the widespread exhibition, to tell the secrets of a city that we never stop discovering.
Angelica Malvatani
