A calm sea or fierce breaking waves? Regardless, the Benedictine monks used to go fearlessly to their church for the daily prayers. Since 1034, the snow-white Romanesque almshouse on the Adriatic Sea has stood out both from the sea and the shore where the white Conero stones contrast fiercely against Read more
Did you know that the first women to get the right to vote in Europe were 10 brave teachers from Le Marche? Only Finland had recognized the universal suffrage at the time, when it was still part of the Russian Empire; other European countries were to follow later, in some Read more
Crema is custard in English, and cremini can be translated as “fried custard”. Nononono don’t leave this post just yet, I haven’t turned crazy! This is really something that we are very prouf of, in Le Marche! I can’t wait to read Isabelle’s and Elke’s opinions, though, because I know Read more
We always tell you how precious the arts & crafts tradition is in our region, but it can never be fully understood unless you experience it in person, especially during a hands-on workshop or during a drop-in visit in a real bottega . The latter is what exactly happened to Read more
Astoundingly enough, we discovered a happy ending love story in Le Marche’s history! Do you remember the past ones we talked about for our yearly S.Valentine’s post? They were all real tragedies… Paolo and Francesca in Gradara, Piero and Sara in Pierosara and Antonio and Laurina in Torre delle Palme. Read more
Getting children excited for a walk is not always an easy task. You can forget about it without a WOW element. Of course the path shouldn’t be too long, not too difficult and not too hot in summer … The hike of the Granchio Nero (the black crab) meets all Read more