A trip to Le Marche is more than a simple visit – it’s an exploration, a tapestry of warm encounters, with enough pleasant surprises to have you believing it’s a charmed land. Some even call this hidden gem of Italy “terre di incanti” – land of enchantment. Here’s why:
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a country tunnel, a monumental stone arch, hand-chiseled by the Emperor’s agents, still offering passage nearly 2,000 years after the legions passed through here … |
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a divine house, carried here by angels from the Holy Land in 1294 … and a shrine to the Flying Friar … |
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rich, elaborate frescoes in a public hearing room that happenstance led you into, and a wall of exquisitely detailed vignettes depicting Dante’s Divine Comedy, by an artist you’ve never heard of … |
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an artist community nestled amongst rocky outcrops out in the rolling hills of the countryside, the landscape bejeweled with their creations … rural murals in a village in the foothills … |
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the legendary cave of the Sybil … Pilate’s watery tomb … |
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Italy’s narrowest street … its only museum dedicated to caricatures … birthplace of the watermark … one of Europe’s largest shell and marine fossil collections …
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“Italy, with its range of landscapes, is a distillation of the world; the Marche is a distillation of Italy.”
Guido Piovene’s 1957 description of Le Marche is starting to become well-worn, but it’s still true – Renaissance jewels and medieval masterpieces... glittering theaters and world-renowned opera festivals... Roman remnants and papal origins... and land- and seascapes to rival anything you’ll find elsewhere in Italy. Better still, you won’t have to stand in a queue to experience them – often you’ll have them all to yourself. |
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