If there were a hypothetical must visit list in Le Marche, I am 100% sure that Mondavio would feature in it. I have visited Mondavio many times, in fact, every time some friends visit me! And now it is time to write a little bit about it. When arriving from Read more…
How many churches do you come across in Le Marche? Even the smallest hamlet has a chapel or church; We already knew that the Camaldolenser monks were active here.But of course the region once belonged to the Papal States. Italy is a relatively young country: until 1861, the boot-shaped peninsula Read more…
I have never visited Civitanova Marche and nor has Isabelle. But, lucky for your, Elke seems to be real passionate about this fishing village. Here is what she did when she went there:I like to visit Civitanova Marche because there is a large open-air shoe market there. This year I Read more…
Even if we have been wandering around our region for more than 5 years now (and much more we did before that), there are still some villages and areas that we haven’t talked about yet. We mentioned Fossombrone when Isabelle and Erik traced back the old Roman route Via Flaminia, Read more…
25th of April is a very important date for us Italians, as we celebrate the Anniversary of Italy’s Liberation. Most Italian cities, but even villages and/or hamlets have a war memorial in memory of those who fell, usually during the two world wars. Wreaths are often laid on April 25, Read more…
Elke and Otto ventured on a pre-dinner walk back in November when, surprisingly enough, the weather was still nice and not so chill was the evening! Mondolfo in the hinterland and neighboring Marotta on the coast have merged into one municipality. We have already reported about many of the attractions Read more…