We are well aware that truffles are one of the most exquisite food on earth, and that truffle hunting has now become one of the main exclusive experiences you can enjoy in Italy…so imagine our surprise when Isabelle discovered and told us about a truffle expert living just 10 minutes Read more…
When you drive around the centre of Cupramontana, you can’t miss it, this building mainly stands out because of its impressive dimensions. In 1751 the new Santa Catarina monastery, designed by architect Arcangelo Vici, opened its doors. At the beginning of 1800, the nun (Suore Clarisse) left their monastery on Read more…
Giuseppe and Pitero Perruzzini, two brothers living in Le Marche, in the small hamlet of Santa Lucia di Calamello, of Cartoceto di Pergola, to be precise, made the discovery of their lives on 26th June 1946. During the excavation works to build a drainage channel they found a metal element…and Read more…
I am not a big supporter of football myself, but Isabelle is, and she draws a very detailed list on why we should all cheer for the Azzurri Team on Sunday, against England. 1. The national trainer, Roberto Mancini, is from Le Marche! Did you know that Roberto Mancini is Read more…
The Due Sorelle (two sisters / nuns) bay is rightly one of the most beautiful bays in the Adriatic Sea and takes its name from the 2 rock pinnacles that protrude from the sea on the edge of the bay and are shaped like two praying nuns. The bay can Read more…
Today we are going back to Fratte Rosa, the lovely little village on top of a hill with a beautiful view over the whole region and a long tight relationship with the soil. The soil has been indeed the most important ingredient of age-old terracotta tradition in Fratte Rosa. Having Read more…