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…
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…
Have you ever wondered what was on the inside of a big building and never had the chance to enter to discover it? I had this feeling every time I was strolling through the alleys of Serra San Quirico, a quaint village which bears also the Orange Flag (we spoke Read more…
The tour that we are about to take you in used to be one “must do” as a field trip back in my school days. It is indeed a tour that you can easily cover in one day. In total it is 22 km and fairly flat, so you can Read more…
Monte Murano, worthy of being conquered! It’s Saturday morning again, and everything is ready! Hiking shoes, cap and solar cream, water and food, and we are ready to start another adventure with the Podisti of Cupra Montana. Since 69% of Le Marche is composed by a hill, I’ll guess today Read more…
According to the Catholic Creed, Easter Sunday marks the end of a very strict time, namely Quaresima , the Lent. For the farmers in Le Marche, eating even less than they used to do was an evidence of great faith. As a consequence, Easter Sunday was a great moment of Read more…