The Ancona province in the Marche region has its own riviera! In this corner of paradise, a strip of land juts out from Mount Conero forming the renowned Riviera del Conero. The green Mediterranean scrub and the silvery rocks of the promontory, plunge down to the Adriatic Sea, ...

"Between the earth and the sea" is the motto of this tiny hamlet in the Marches region of central Italy. Torre di Palme has really only recently been discovered and recognized for what it is- a fabulous medieval village that offers tranquility, authenticity, and yet ...

This is an area of Italy that very few tourists ever get to see. The Marches region borders the Adriatic Sea to the east and the Apennines to the west. The city of Ripatransone may be hard to pronounce if you don't speak Italian, but ...

When you visit the town of Falerone you can still find numerous historical traces of its past today. From the archaeological museum "Pompilio Bonvicini", whose studies allowed significant discoveries of the Picene era and Lombard domination in the 1950s, to the archaeological park of ancient ...

The first thing that comes to mind when you think about Italy is probably its excellent food, its beautiful landscapes, monuments, and history. Urbino, named a UNESCO heritage site in 1998, surrounded by hills in the southern area of Montefeltro in the Marche region, has ...

Looking at the village of Falerone from afar is like being in front of a painting and looking back in time. To visit Falerone is to experience what it must have been like a few hundred years back in time. What to See in Falerone Even today the ...

The Piceno woodpecker is the symbol of the Marche region and according to legend, it guided the first settlers to this territory. Legend also tells that it first landed on Mount Circe where today the village of Cingoli stands. In fact, the town is known ...

The arrival of spring is highly-anticipated by everyone, but for those who love nature, it is especially momentous. Places like Cupramontana in the Ancona province of Italy's central Marche region are a prime example of Mother Nature at her finest.  The Hermitage of the White Friars ...

It was always dear to me, this solitary hill, and this hedgerow here, that closes off my view, from so much of the ultimate horizon. But sitting here, and watching here, in thought, I create interminable spaces, greater than human silences, and deepest quiet, where the heart barely fails to terrify. When ...

All throughout Italy, the month of February is defined by the joy, colors, and traditions of Carnival. The Marche region is no exception. One of the oldest Carnivals in all of Italy is held every year in the village of Fano. Let's find out some ...