Enjoy our interactive page and photos of Marche, I hope we can inspire you to come and visit our region! You-Tube slide show of Marche set to music by Italian singer Zucchero.
Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman loves Marche, see his reading of L'infinito by Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi
Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman loves Marche, see his reading of L'infinito by Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi
The only problem with Marche is ... that you will never want to leave!
Le Marche has a hilly terrain, and although it is well watered and fertile, it is difficult to farm efficiently, thus the landscape has been looked after by small farms, and small industries in the little villages. About 90% of Italy's shoe factories are here in Marche, along with some designer outlet centres. Tod's shoes, the Prada Outlet, and many others, some are family run businesses hidden in the hills. We have wonderful hand-made Italian handbags, shoes and designer clothing available direct from the factories and workshops of the Italian artisans.
Wine alone could provide a worthy motive for touring this area. With 7 D.O.C. wines and vineyards and wineries to tour. See links to vineyards in our Where to Go section.
Sibillini National Park: Here's the LINK to the official site for National Park, And a clip from the DVD
Organic Produce. The region has made a decided effort to move towards low impact organic farming methods, resulting in small farms producing top-quality produce. Cheeses, ham, salami, olive oil, wheat for pasta, lentils and truffles.
Apart from the lovely fresh food, Marche boasts sandy beaches, 250 art galleries and museums, 150 castles and fortresses, 200 Romanesque churches, 40 abbeys, several National Parks, 170 medieval towers and 33 archaeological sites. Add to that stunning landscapes, sunshine, shoe and designer outlet shopping, Italian ice cream and smiling people - what more could a visitor want?
Wine alone could provide a worthy motive for touring this area. With 7 D.O.C. wines and vineyards and wineries to tour. See links to vineyards in our Where to Go section.
Sibillini National Park: Here's the LINK to the official site for National Park, And a clip from the DVD
Organic Produce. The region has made a decided effort to move towards low impact organic farming methods, resulting in small farms producing top-quality produce. Cheeses, ham, salami, olive oil, wheat for pasta, lentils and truffles.
Apart from the lovely fresh food, Marche boasts sandy beaches, 250 art galleries and museums, 150 castles and fortresses, 200 Romanesque churches, 40 abbeys, several National Parks, 170 medieval towers and 33 archaeological sites. Add to that stunning landscapes, sunshine, shoe and designer outlet shopping, Italian ice cream and smiling people - what more could a visitor want?
Marche Photo Album
By Sally Hamilton
By Sally Hamilton
Eating in Le Marche
Food is a passion for the people of Marche, you'll re-discover long lost flavours, bursting from all the fresh local produce of this fertile land. Tomatoes ripen on the vines, fruits soak up the sun and taste extraordinary, local olive oil and herbs pack flavour into rustic recipes.
Food is a passion for the people of Marche, you'll re-discover long lost flavours, bursting from all the fresh local produce of this fertile land. Tomatoes ripen on the vines, fruits soak up the sun and taste extraordinary, local olive oil and herbs pack flavour into rustic recipes.
Maps and guides of Marche available from Stanfords.co.uk
Wildflower Walks in the Sibillini
by John and Jennifer Kelly - Edited by Andrea Livi
This book, written in both English and Italian has over 200 photographs of the spectacular countryside and flowers of the Sibillini Mountains, in the province of Le Marche, Italy. These mountains, located only 50 kilometers from the Adriatic coast, afford many enjoyable, scenic walks at elevations up to 8000 feet. The walks vary from easy, meandering up some gentle valleys, to very strenuous over the tops of the mountains. In every case there are wonderful panoramas and the wide variety of habitat ensures a rich assortment of wild flowers, particularly in the spring and fall.
Copies of this book can be obtained in the USA from John Kelly at MarcheMagic@pacbell.net. The price in the US at this time is $40 retail plus shipping and tax (California only). Please pay by check made to John Kelly.
In Italy, or elsewhere in Europe books can be obtained from Andrea Livi Editore; The price is euro 35 plus shipping. Please contact Andrea Livi; Largo Falconi, 2, 63023 Fermo,
Tel 0734 227 527 or by email; andrealivieditore@tin.it ISBN 88-7969-219-4.
