Who was Luigi Bartolini? Luigi Bartolini (1892-1962) was only known to me as a writer born in Cupramontana who wrote the book Bicycle Thieves. It became internationally famous when it was adapted into a film by Vittorio de Sica. Bartolini’s book was translated into over 40 languages! But he didn’t Read more…
On the International Women’s Day we couldn’t talk about anyone else than the unique female figure in Le Marche: La Vergara. But who is a Vergara? If we take the literal meaning, we can say that it is a woman who assists the vergaio [the farmer] in some activities or Read more…
It is one of Italy’s most mysterious crimes: the death of Enrico Mattei, one of the most influential business bosses in Italy in the 1950s. He made a significant contribution to the Italian economic miracle after the war and is as famous as the business greats such as Giovanni Agnelli Read more…
Leopardi and L’Infinito The well-known romantic poet Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837) died at the age of only 39 and suffered from a lack of money throughout his life. He was sickly and felt restricted in his parents’ home and the Catholic province. In one of his most famous poems, L’infinito, he Read more…
The Open Monuments Days (Giornate FAI) have only just begun, and the next cultural events are already announcing themselves: on the occasion of the Giornate Nazionali delle Case dei personaggi illustri (National Days of the Houses of Famous People), the Palazzo Castiglioni in Cingoli opens its doors. We wrote about Read more…
Today Elke is trying for us a delicious made-in-Le-Marche recipe: Maccheroni alla Rossini. Gioachino Rossini, one of the best-known opera composers whose pieces are now part of the standard repertoire of international opera houses, was born into a family of musicians in Pesaro in the Marche region in 1792. He Read more…