Ascoli Piceno - Piazza del Popolo

The center of Ascoli Piceno is the picturesque Piazza del Popolo, in which the "Torneo cavalleresco della Quintana", a medieval joust preceded by a parade with musical accompaniment, is held on the first Sunday in August. In the Piazza is the Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo (13th century, remodeled in 16th century).