Corinaldo is famous in the Catholic world for being the birthplace of Maria Goretti, who was martyred at only 12 years old in 1902 and canonized in 1950. The town keeps the memory of the child saint alive: in the historic center it is possible to visit the shrine dedicated to her, where the relic that Mamma Assunta wanted in this village is located and where both she and Alessandro Serenelli, the murderer forgiven by Maria Goretti, are buried.
A short distance from the center, the house where the saint was born has remained intact: a testimony to faith but also to peasant culture, with the original furnishings and tools of the trade to which, over time, numerous images and testimonies about Maria Goretti have been added. The village is also a starting point for faith itineraries: in 40 minutes you can reach the Hermitage of Fonte Avellana, founded around the year 1000 by St. Romuald in a setting of Enchanted woods, and in an hour you are in Assisi and Loreto.

About an hour’s drive takes you to Urbino and the spectacular Frasassi caves.

The beach of Senigallia with its fine sand can be reached in just 15 minutes.

On April 25 and the days leading up to it, the “Festival of Fools” is held:
the craziest and most colorful festival ever, a packed weekend featuring numerous attractions: the crazy colorful race, competitions of musicians, flag-wavers and archers, street performers and lots of music.