Montignano

Located 8 km to the south of Senigallia, Montignano is on top of a hill with an open view of the plain, towards both the sea and the Apennines. Due to its hilly position, it has always been a good observation point, as documented by the Tower visible from afar.

Its origins date back to Roman times and the etymology of its name gave rise to various hypotheses: from “Fire mount” (ignis), it was common belief that there was a volcano in ancient times; however, in the absence of sufficient data confirming this theory, it was thought that the name bore the memory of a village set on fire by the barbarians who were used to committing such vandalistic deeds. Others argue that the allusion to fire is due to the fires that signaled the sighting of fearsome pirate raids from the top of the hill.