It’s a tradition I couldn’t miss this year. Paying a visit to the extraordinary Nativity Scenes all around Le Marche is an appointment my family and I have had since I was a very little girl. Every year I am sure that there isn’t a scene left for me to Read more
Nature all around us is changing its colour, it’s that time of the year again: autumn!! Indeed, you can now find chestnuts in the shops, the truffle festivals are on and a week ago Isabelle, Elke and I were offered a vin cotto, a specialty of Loro Piceno (that’s a Read more
Wake up call at 4.00 am…where am I going this early on a Sunday? It must be something really unique… indeed, it is. I drove all the way to Marotta to watch and live the reenactment of the old fishing tradition “alla tratta” or “alla sciabica”. This is an ancient Read more
Easter 2021 (well, also Easter 2020) is nothing but usual for us, in Le Marche. In fact, we usually go out and enjoy very big meals (that last between 3 and 4 hours) in restaurants or with our families on Easter Sunday. This year we are forced to celebrate at Read more
Because of the difficult Corona year, in which even the Christmas celebrations at home are different than usual, many Marchigians and many Italian communities have come up with something to create a particularly beautiful and magical Christmas atmosphere in the towns. And Fabriano has really outdone itself in creating this 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