Genga, Marche
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The town is best known as the ancestral home of the noble family of the della Genga, the most famous member of which was Pope Leo XII.
Main sights
- Grotte di Frasassi, they are a karst caves system most famous show caves in Italy.
- the Romanesque abbey at S. Vittore alle Chiuse (11th century).
- the Roman Bridge in the same hamlet, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of town.
- Museum of the church of San Clemente. It houses a triptych and a 15th-century banner by Antonio da Fabriano.
- Spaelaeo-Palaeontologic Museum, including a famous fossil of an Ichthyosaur known as Gengasaurus found in the area in 1976.
The Frasassi Caves, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-southeast, are among the most visited natural curiosities in central Italy.
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