Fabriano

Handmade paper production has defined Fabriano for centuries, earning this Apennine town in the Marche region a place on UNESCO's Creative Cities network under the craft and folk arts category. The walkable centre holds a good spread of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, and the town sits in the Esino valley with mountain terrain close by. Fabriano is also the base for major Italian appliance manufacturers including Indesit and Ariston.

• Population23,230
• Nearest water0.1 km
• Nearest mountain4.7 km
• UNESCO within 50 km3