The name of our neighboring municipality Maiolati Spontini intrigued me from the moment we came to live in Poggio Cupro. Spontini turned out to be the name of a very important composer at Napoleon’s court.He was born in Maiolati in 1774 and died there in 1851, a few months after Read more…
A wonderful exhibition by Anne-Mie Devolder and Roy Bijhouwer. The two, committed to architecture and art, own a casa in Le Marche and have dedicated the exhibition Movimento e Cambiamento to the landscape and country life in the region where they love. Elke has had the pleasure of seeing them Read more…
After exactly 51 years, the National Archaeological Museum of Ancona, the MAN Marche (Museo Archeologico Nazionale) reopened its wing with Roman finds in 2023. In 1972 an earthquake destroyed part of the museum.Thanks to the reopening, the museum could be visited for free for 1 day. So Erik and I Read more…
The Arcevia art route “En plein air” is not just for adults; it is also great to do with children, as it is an exciting journey of discovery in and around Arcevia. Fellow blogger Isabelle recently explored it by car and on foot. Conceived in 2021 and designed by Chiara Read more…
Pesaro boasts a number of beautiful villas, one of which Elke and Otto visited two years ago, the Villa Imperiale: it is considered one of the most interesting pieces of architecture in Italy from the 15th and 16th centuries, the Renaissance period, more precisely the High Renaissance . In addition Read more…
We have already published several articles about the castle villages of Arcevia: Caudino and Nidastore, Castiglioni, Palazzo, San Pietro and Loretello and finally Piticchio.But we haven’t written anything about Arcevia itself yet! A few Sundays ago Isabelle and Erik visited the archaeological museum in Arcevia with a guided tour (that Read more…