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The beaches reaching to Torrette and Marotta are separated from those of Fano by the Metauro River, although they are joined by large stretches of marine roads and by the Adriatica national road, which make a single 20 km long riviera with a clean, azure sea.

TORRETTE, 8 Km. south of Fano, has a soft, golden beach with very fine sand. It has made a name for itself as a peaceful place, frequented by people who desire a very quiet seaside holiday. This is one of its traditions: during the "belle époque", there was only one hotel in this quiet town (and it is still there). It hosted a refined clientele. The town has two small towers, hence the name Torrette (Small Towers). At present there are numerous hotels and holiday resorts along the sea-front, but there are still some areas in Torrette where the vegetation begins from the sand, this increases the fascination of a free holiday and that of many camping sites.

MAROTTA, 12 Km. south of Fano. A new town which derives its name (mala rupta) from the defeat of the Carthaginians of Asdrubale by the Romans near the Metauro River (207 B.C.). The lively collection of hotels, lodging houses and villas on the sea-front does not detract from Marotta's simplicity, due also to the sea-faring environment which still survives. In April, in the guests' honour, the fishermen celebrate the "Sagra dei Garagoj" (Feast of the Garagoj), molluscs whose classical name was "murice" or "carusòlo" and which are cooked in an exquisite aromatic sauce. Marotta's long beach, partly pebbled, is gently sloping and at its back is a fertile plane, lined in the distance by hills.

CARIGNANO TERME, 8 Km from Fano, in the hinterland, has a thermal bath complex immersed in a park full of plants. There are four salt-bromine-ionic water sources, for treating rheumatism, athritis, metabolic disorders, gastro-intestinal disorders, asthma and asthmatic bronchitis, uricemias and obesity, furthermore there is a modern section for inhalations and irrigation.

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TOURIST BOARD OF FANO

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