Statua di Giacomo Leopardi

Good Starting Point for Exploring Recanati

You can’t walk around Recanati without tripping over references to Giacomo Leopardi, the much-loved poet who was born and lived in Recanati, 1798-1837. This marble statue stands in the centre of the m...

“…the human spirit, in a certain sense, is greater than the entire universe”

Recanati is home to the poet, Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837). He is Recanati’s best-loved and most famous son. Although not widely known internationally, within Italy his poetry is regarded as second on...

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Located in the centre of the main square, next to the Borgo Tower, this representation of the city's largest poet and one of the largest in Italy

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After the famous poet Giacomo Leopardi from Recanati is located his beautiful monument on the main square

Since 1898 the statue to the poet meditant lyrics

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By the city's tribute to the centenary of her birth , statue of 1898 works of Panichi, in white marble, portrays the young count and poet Jacomo Leopardi assorted with the arms that cing himself ...