A few steps from the central streets of Ancona, one of the most beautiful and unique places in Italy – at the base of the white cliffs of Conero, is Passetto, a gorgeous rocky beach that extends for about a kilometer. Rather surprisingly there are also more than 100 caves tucked into the rocky shore here. These caves were excavated in the late 1800...

Known as the City of Fortune, but also with the nickname of the City of Children, City of Vitruvius and City of Carnival, Fano boasts a strategic position between the sea and the hills of the Marche region, a small and precious historical centre, and the bronze medal as the third most populous city in the Marche region. It is 207 BC. when Fanum For...

From the 25-metre tower of Moresco, you can see an infinite panorama painted in green and blue. The green is that of the Marchigiana countryside, designed by Mediterranean vegetable gardens, olive groves and rows of vines, all defining the canonical slopes of the hinterland. The blue is that of the Adriatic Sea, which can be seen lapping the shore...

A Gastronomic itinerary on the trail of Le Marche's typical dishes that will make you fall in love once again with a region that inspires beauty.  Land of sea, woods and hills, art and poetry. A place beautifully designed by breathtaking nature and fairytale villages crystallised in a past that seems as close as a turn of the clock.  Le Marche is a...

Frontino, a hidden gem of Le Marche, is a tiny little town in the Montefeltro Mountain Union with just the right mix of personality and fairytale factor that makes it truly unique. It's the smallest municipality in the province of Pesaro and Urbino. However, its modest size does not take away the charm of this enchanting place. It's no coincidence...

Looking to go big on your next holiday? Well, rentals don’t get much bigger than this. An entire Italian village is now available for you to rent which boasts its own castle, theatre, squares, gardens and much more. The village in question is called Petritoli and it’s in the Le Marche region of central Italy. A historic town with its own Roman cell...

A unique and sparkling brand unites more than a hundred events in the historic villages of the Marche region during the most magical time of the year. It's The Christmas You Don't Expect, Italy's most extensive network of Christmas festivities: typical markets, living nativity scenes, fairy-tale landscapes, snowfalls and animations, rows of colored...

My partner and I want to spend four months in a village in Italy to experience local life, based in Le Marche or Umbria and making trips from there. What locations might work, and what long-term rental sites are there? I Davies, Philip Island VIC While village life might look appealing, living there can be limited. Shops might be some distance away...

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is pleased to announce it is donating $250,000 to the Società Habilis Cooperativa Sociale to assist in rebuilding a community center devastated by the 2016 earthquake. The Società Habilis Cooperativa Sociale is scheduled to be completed by August 2023."We are proud to support a project that will benef...

At least eight people have been killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued to search for four people missing. Around 400 millimetres of rain fell within two to three hours, inundating the streets of several towns around the region's capital Ancona on the...