Today Elke is trying for us a delicious made-in-Le-Marche recipe: Maccheroni alla Rossini. Gioachino Rossini, one of the best-known opera composers whose pieces are now part of the standard repertoire of international opera houses, was born into a family of musicians in Pesaro in the Marche region in 1792. He Read more…
Elke and Otto ventured on a pre-dinner walk back in November when, surprisingly enough, the weather was still nice and not so chill was the evening! Mondolfo in the hinterland and neighboring Marotta on the coast have merged into one municipality. We have already reported about many of the attractions Read more…
Is there anywhere in the world that doesn’t know about Saint Valentine? I think there isn’t. Although the stories, discussions and episoded around the Saint’s life are many and sometime even contradictory. If we talk about his relics, of course everyone wants to own them! (The same that happened with Read more…
Our loyal readers will immediately recognize the name San Romualdo! How often did we mention this saint in our articles? The Saint was born between 951-953 in Ravenna, not exactly near Le Marche, especially at that time! Around the age of 20 he converted to the Benedictine order, stayed in Read more…
I am a language lover (and picky) and I have always had the urge of learning the local language when settling in in a new country. On a personal note, I think Italian is the most beautiful language in the world, with its complexities, abundance of meanings and sounds. However, Read more…
In December Isabelle and Erik went to visit the Oratory del Gonfalone and the nativity scenes in Fabriano. If you remember well, we talked about it in a post and we revealed that it was nothing but an ordinary visit! They unexpectedly got a tour of very special places in Read more…