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…
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…
I have to be honest: I usually claim to be a real expert on Le Marche and yet there are some small villages somewhere that I’ve never visited. It’s Fratterosa’s turn this time, but I am sure the list is long! If you drive up to the hill top of 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…
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 was about time that street art started to be considered as unique as other forms of art (should we thank Banksy for this worldwide popularity?). In Le Marche we also find murals, or Murales as they call them here. We already visited Braccano near Matelica, but this time we Read more…