When we Marchigians go to the big city, we mean Ancona, the capital of our region. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is also the largest municipality in the Marche. Not everyone likes this port city (refer to our post about 24 Hours in Ancona to find our that I was Read more
I am a language lover (and picky) and I have always had the urge of learning the local language when settling in in a new country. On a personal note, I think Italian is the most beautiful language in the world, with its complexities, abundance of meanings and sounds. However, Read more
The whole Adriatic Sea in one soup, il brodetto! What once was a traditional poor man’s dish of Adriatic fishermen is now one of the highlights on the menus of beach resorts along the Adriatic Sea. And even the Ristorante Uliassi in Senigallia, which has been awarded 3 Michelin stars, Read more
We already told you about the Passetto of Ancona, the simple but picturesque beach of the Anconetani with its colorful fishermen’s houses. These huts are actually caves carved into the rock by generations of fishermen since the 1800s; they served as boathouses, fishermen’s huts, kitchens, storage and workshops.Today only a Read more
Another year has gone and, do you know that our blog is turning 3 years this month, already?? I can’t believe we started 3 years and almost 180 posts (each) ago! I know you may not feel that our blog is so full of posts, and that’s why Isabelle, Elke Read more
In almost every market in Le Marche there is a stall selling stockfish and baccalà. I am not very fond of the stockfish (and I even spent 2 years and a half in Norway!) but it is a real regional specialty here. Even though…all the fish comes from the Scandinavian Read more