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CLASSICAL TOUR
Ch. VIII.
The distance from Ancona to Loretto, is about
fourteen miles; the road hilly, the country in
the highest degree fertile, and the views on
every side, extremely beautiful Camurano, the
intermediate stage, stands on a high hill, and
has a small but handsome church. Loretto also
is situate on a very bold and commanding emi-
nence. This town is modern, and owes its
existence to the Santissima Casa, and its splendor
to the zeal or to the policy of Sixtus Quintus.
It is large, well built, populous, and notwith-
standing its elevated site well supplied by an
acpieduct with water. It is surrounded with a
rampart, and from that rampart commands a
varied and most delightful prospect on all sides.
To the north rise Osimo the Auximum of the
ancients, and Camurano, each χοη a lofty hill;
also close to the sea, an abbey perched on the
summit of Monte Gomero (Cumerium promon-
torium); on the south, Monte Santo anciently
Sacrata, and Macerata; to the west, Recanati,
and Monte Fiore; with the Apennines rising,
broken, white and craggy, behind; while to the
east, between two hills, the Adriatic spreads
its blue expanse, and brightening as it retires
from the shore, vanishes gradually in the white
fleecy clouds that border the horizon.
Every reader is acquainted with the legendary
CLASSICAL TOUR
Ch. VIII.
The distance from Ancona to Loretto, is about
fourteen miles; the road hilly, the country in
the highest degree fertile, and the views on
every side, extremely beautiful Camurano, the
intermediate stage, stands on a high hill, and
has a small but handsome church. Loretto also
is situate on a very bold and commanding emi-
nence. This town is modern, and owes its
existence to the Santissima Casa, and its splendor
to the zeal or to the policy of Sixtus Quintus.
It is large, well built, populous, and notwith-
standing its elevated site well supplied by an
acpieduct with water. It is surrounded with a
rampart, and from that rampart commands a
varied and most delightful prospect on all sides.
To the north rise Osimo the Auximum of the
ancients, and Camurano, each χοη a lofty hill;
also close to the sea, an abbey perched on the
summit of Monte Gomero (Cumerium promon-
torium); on the south, Monte Santo anciently
Sacrata, and Macerata; to the west, Recanati,
and Monte Fiore; with the Apennines rising,
broken, white and craggy, behind; while to the
east, between two hills, the Adriatic spreads
its blue expanse, and brightening as it retires
from the shore, vanishes gradually in the white
fleecy clouds that border the horizon.
Every reader is acquainted with the legendary