Location: Fabriano
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Things to do in Fabriano, Marche: The Best Specialty Museums
Fabriano is a town and comune of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche, at 325 metres (1,066 ft) above sea level. It lies in the Esino valley 44 kilometres (27 mi) upstream and southwest of Jesi; and 15 kilometres (9 mi) east-northeast of Fossato di Vico and 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of Gubbio (both in Umbria). Its location on the main highway and rail line from Umbria to the Adriatic make it a mid-sized regional center in the Apennines. Fabriano is the headquarters of the giant appliance maker Indesit.
Restaurants in Fabriano
1. Istocarta
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
2. Museo del Pianoforte Storico e del Suono
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5.0 based on 181 reviews
3. Museo della Carta e della Filigrana
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4.5 based on 1,123 reviews
The visit to the Paper & Watermark Museum, duration of about 1 hour, consists of a guided tour by guides that speak Italian, English, French, Spanish and German. The program includes a live demonstration of hand-made paper, performed by the Museum's Master paper makers, viewing the antique watermarks from the 13th Century to modern day, and a film on the history of paper in Fabriano. The Museum also provides a furnished bookshop where it is possible to purchase paper products, produced in the Museum's mediaeval paper mill, artistic watermarks (white-shaded), albums, diaries, publications and much more. · It is also possible to make reservations for guided tours of the city that gave birth to Gentile da Fabriano, Palazzo del Podestà, Teatro Gentile, Portico dei Vasari, Oratorio della Carità, etc., and the 'Pinacoteca Molajoli' to the suburbs and various sites of tourist interest (abbeys, museums, archaeological excavations, Frasassi Caves, natural parks, etc.).
Reviewed By jphiliph2014 - Pismo Beach, United States
A great history of paper making from China 100 BC to Italy 1300’s and up to modern times. It has working machinery from the 18th century, and demonstration of early hand made methods of making paper from rags. There are many exhibits of ancient papers and documents, hundreds of watercolor paintings. It is well worth the visit. You can purchase stationery and envelopes on hand made watermarked paper in the store. The products are beautiful and reasonably priced.
4. Pinacoteca Civica
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4.5 based on 76 reviews
5. Museo Dei Mestieri In Bicicletta
6. Presepi In Mostra
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4.5 based on 23 reviews
7. L'Antica Farmacia Mazzolini-Giuseppucci
8. International Watercolor Museum
It is the first Museum completely dedicated to the contemporary international watercolor and it is located in Fabriano, Italy, the place where this pictorial technique matches up with the paper making tradition, which is the main local excellence since the thirteenth century. For over a decade this City in the Marche region hinterland has organized many international events dedicated to the
