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…
For our “Cities in 24 Hours” section on the blog, it is finally time to speak about Ancona. Ancona is not only the capital of the region, but also the largest city of Le Marche. It is also the reference point for all the inhabitants of our region; indeed, when Read more…
It was November 18, 1917. That day there was a violent storm on the Adriatic coast. The villagers from the fishing village of Marotta were shocked to see how the warship of the Italian navy Capellini lost the battle against the harsh conditions: the ship eventually turned over in Falconara Read more…
We promised another photowalk day, and here we are, or actually, here they are. My fellow writers Isabelle and Elke (together with their partners and other bloggers from Le Marche) joined the last photowalk into the seaside destination called Porto Recanati. Reaching (and finding a spot for the car) Porto Read more…
In Le Marche we have a way of identifying people “outside” our region, ask them to pronounce the word “moscioli”. The Italian grammar rule would suggest it to be pronounced as mosciòli, but it is in fact pronounced mòscioli. But what are these moscioli? They look like cozze but they Read more…