Marche holiday apartments, homes and villas

Why choose a holiday home in Marche?

Renaissance roots run deep in Marche where a prideful people have passionately preserved timeless castles, fortresses, and ancient architecture. Over 180 km of Adriatic coastline is dotted with a variety of beachside excursions.

From the black truffles of the heavily treed mountain area of Ancona to the brodetto (fish stew always made with 13 species of fish) on the coast, there is a taste of Italy for every visitor.

Over 1,400 people dressed in Renaissance regalia participate in a historical parade in Ascoli Piceno. Afterwards there will be jousting and jesting at la Quintana, which is a tournament that features 6 knights running a challenge course where they try to hit a puppet imitating a warrior.

Expect to be invited to share huge platters of charcoal-grilled meats that include salt-cured ham and many varieties of pork delicacies. Tasty stuffed pigeons and rabbit cooked in fennel are a specialty throughout the region.

Regional beverages are best savored with companions as you picnic your way through Macerata. The province encompasses two protected parks, the Natural Reserves Abbadia di Fiastra and Torricchio.

The home of native composer Gioacchino Rossini is near the exquisite Palazzo Ducale in Pesaro. Today it is a museum that hosts the original instrument used by Rossini and is kept company by prints, manuscripts, and paintings.

Sipping a cold beverage at the Piazza del Popolo is a fun spot to people-watch. An open air café in the main square allows you to admire the sparkling fountain decorated with tritons and sea-horses. Pesaro is a large city but the historical landmarks are clustered making it possible to see the remarkable sights in one day.

A holiday to quench your artistic thirst is waiting at Urbino where the definition of Renaissance art and culture has been captured for the ages. The fairytale twin towers of the Palazzo Ducale contain a gallery of countless masterpieces spread through 27 rooms. Today Urbino is filled with scholars and students from around the world that crave the highly specialized teaching at their prestigious university center.

Contribution post: 01 August 2010