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
The Church of Santa Lucia in Serra San Quirico dates back to the 13th century, although the original church was torn down inbetween the 16th – 17th century. The order of monks that decided to build the new church in 1650 was the so-called “Silvestrini”, a branch of the Benedettini 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
Being the main city in our region, and also a busy port of call for many cruises, Ancona has lot to offer and now, a place to gather all the info as well! Indeed before some days ago, the only tourist office in Ancona was located in front of the Read more
As you may have understood by now, Le Marche has been a very favourable place chosen by monks and friars. Indeed nowadays we can find many abbeys that are still intact, and they create together an interisting itinerary, such as the one we created in our previous post, about the Read more
The community of Serra de Conti once belonged to one of the “Castelli di Jesi”, but before that Umbrians, Gauls and Picenians lived together on this same spot. The name Serra de Conti (hilly ridge of the counts) can already be found in documents from the 13th century. The little Read more