My motto for 2020’s gifts’ list was “support local artisans”. It is not easy to find some talented craftsmen these days, that’s why you can trust us when we recommend Laura Scopa’s studio in Appignano: Federico Brocani, who with his organization “Marchecraft” brings together tourists and Marchigian artisans from various Read more
It’s been a while that we haven’t cooked together with Mamma Graziella. Now the time has finally come and the occasion is special: it’s Mamma Graziella’s birthday! What better way to celebrate it than baking the traditional birthday cake of Le Marche? When I talked about this cake to Elke Read more
In almost every market in Le Marche there is a stall selling stockfish and baccalà. I am not very fond of the stockfish (and I even spent 2 years and a half in Norway!) but it is a real regional specialty here. Even though…all the fish comes from the Scandinavian Read more
Once upon a time there was a river called Musone. For centuries he has waken up in the Apennine mountains, from Monte San Vicino, and after a long road he has flown into the Adriatic Sea. He remembered the Greeks who called him Misco and the Romans and there was Read more
Today we present you a hike that offers everything: A quiet and shady tour through the oak forests of Monte Conero with occasional breathtaking views of both the Adriatic coast and the Sibillini Mountains, and for those who want, we are in Le Marche after all, a taste of culture Read more
In Italy we have an internal fight among the cities that rightful (or not?) call themselves “the capital of truffles”. We stan for our Acqualagna, where we spent a funny day some time ago (remember our truffle hunt in our previous article ). We can say this, because nowhere else Read more