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Recanati, in brief.

Leopardi birthplace, Colle dell'Infinito.

The hometown of the poet Giacomo Leopardi gave Italian literature one of its most loved lyrics.

On the Colle dell'Infinito, the hedge and horizon that inspired his poem L'Infinito are still there to be walked, poetry made place.

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The garden walk on Leopardi's hill of the Infinite at Recanati

Colle dell'Infinito

The hedge-edged hill in Recanati where Leopardi found the subject of L'Infinito.

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