Villages in Italy are inevitably losing their inhabitants (the Italian population is among the oldest in Europe) and what is left are small municipalities with barely 1000 people. Le Marche has already faced the merging of different municipality in one new village; it was the municipality of Vallefoglia that once Read more…
When you say Copenhagen, you immediately think of the world-famous Little Mermaid. But did you know that there is also such a beautiful statue in a harbor in Le Marche?…and if I might say, with a much better background! For this you have to be in the seaside town of 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…
I have to be honest: I usually claim to be a real expert on Le Marche and yet there are some small villages somewhere that I’ve never visited. It’s Fratterosa’s turn this time, but I am sure the list is long! If you drive up to the hill top of 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…
I must admit that Isabelle and her husband Erik sometimes suprise me with the places they’ve been visiting over the 21 years they’ve been in our region. For example, they went to a former World War I and II prisoners camp in Servigliano, about which we will explain more in Read more…