Who was Luigi Bartolini? Luigi Bartolini (1892-1962) was only known to me as a writer born in Cupramontana who wrote the book Bicycle Thieves. It became internationally famous when it was adapted into a film by Vittorio de Sica. Bartolini’s book was translated into over 40 languages! But he didn’t Read more…
Cupramontana has 4 signposted walks, including a treasure hunt for children: All depart from the water house at Via Alcide de Gasperi 41 in Cupramontana, where there is also a large parking lot. The signpost arrows have the color of the relevant route. At the departure point you will also Read more…
On the International Women’s Day we couldn’t talk about anyone else than the unique female figure in Le Marche: La Vergara. But who is a Vergara? If we take the literal meaning, we can say that it is a woman who assists the vergaio [the farmer] in some activities or Read more…
This month of February we won’t be blogging for a while; Isabelle is travelling around Portugal, Elke is in Germany and I have temporarily moved back to Norway.Next month we will start again with our blogs about Le beautiful Marche! A presto ! Isabelle, Laura and Elke
As we already mentioned in our article 24 hours Ascoli Piceno, in the earlier centuries people built towers as a status symbol, the higher the richer and more powerful they were. But of course the towers originally had a defensive and guard function. Often erected at high points in the Read more…
Who doesn’t know the famous Tuscan town of San Gimignano with its many towers. But the Marche also has its tower city, namely Ascoli Piceno. It is less well-known than its Tuscan counterpart, although in the 13th century it had 200 towers, while San Gimignano had a maximum of 72 Read more…