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
Some dishes are incredibly linked not only to one region, but rather to just one village. Calcioni in Serra San Quirico is one example that we talked about some time ago and Tagliatelle fritte in Monterubbiano is our latest tasting. Although the name is the same used for some Carnival Read more
Isabelle, Elke and I all live in the hamlet of Poggio Cupro, in the municipality of Cupramontana. Worth a visit as we mentioned in an earlier article! This year, much to our delight, the town council decided to hold the presepe vivente (living nativity scene) in Poggio Cupro. It used Read more