food & drink

Ascoli boasts a delicous cuisine, rich with many specialties which are famous internationally, like its tender green olives in brine, fried olives, its spaghetti, and its traditional sweets at Christmas, Easter and during Carnival.  These dishes are accompanied by full-bodied, pleasant white and red wines, produced locally and all with DOC and DOCG certifications.  The famous Anisetta Meletti must also be recognized as a pride of the city (anice liqueur).  Exploring the surroundings of Ascoli, you’ll have the opportunity to taste differenty variations of these specialties, and other fabulous local flavours, all 100% produced in the area!