L'Antica Via Lauretana: itinerario «sì corporale, come spirituale» da Roma a Loreto

The result of extensive research carried out at the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism at the University of Macerata, this book brings to life the stretch of the Via Lauretana traversing the Marche region. The author draws upon ancient maps, diaries written by pilgrims and period guidebooks for travellers to divide the study into stages, as though the reader is stopping at the ancient staging posts situated along the Via Laurentana. Although focusing on reconstructing the itinerary mile after mile, the analysis considers the Via Lauretana in all its forms -  a complex system of different itineraries, including the main religious sites and ancient accommodation facilities. In other words, the book tries to paint the engaging image of the Via Lauretana as threads running the cloth of the territory, tracing its religious, social and economic dynamics.

About Giacomo Alimenti
Giacomo Alimenti was born on the 20th of April 1986 in Corridonia, Macerata. In 2009 he graduated cum laude in Restoration and Conservation of Architectural Heritage from the Department of Architecture “L. Quaroni” at Sapienza University in Rome, where, in 2011, he went on to graduate cum laude in Architecture – Restoration of Architecture. In 2012, he took part in the restoration of the Church of San Filippo Neri in Macerata, designed by Giambattista Contini. In 2014 he took part in the restoration of the facade of the shrine of the Immacolata Concezione in Macerata. In 2014 he became a member of the technical staff of the “I Cammini Lauretani”, the Advanced Cultural District of the Marche Region. In 2015 he joined the Association of architects, planners, landscapers and protectors of the province of Macerata. In 2015, he enrolled in the Ph.D. program in Human Sciences at the University of Macerata.