Less than 10.000 sq. km, 246 municipalities each one with its own original configuration, the
Marches (the only Italian region with a plural name) is truly a beautiful territory or, as politicians and economists say, one big town.
It is a town where it is possible to find everything: a coast delimitating the
territory lengthwise with characteristic variations of landscape, in some places
composed of wide and sandy beaches, in others of rocks sheer to the sea. The plain is gentle with a varied choice of cultivations which seem to be arranged
depending an their colours and many little towns testify mens active presence.
Mountains are not so high and are characterized by "dotted" human settlements. The rivers flow as if they were combing the territory, following a geometrie shape and some caves have a great geological interest. There are also many steep
cliffs and one single precious lake called Pilato. This is the geographie frame.
Its picture has been painted by the history and the different civilizations and
their magnificence: castles, abbeys, churches, museums, buildings, squares,
villas and monuments which make the
Marches an intensely rich region. There are no empty spaces, everywhere there is a building to admire, a painting to appreciate, a curious event to notice.
The richness of this region is in the concentration of naturalistic wealth (a variety of flora, the typical fauna, scenery which is amongst the most acclaimed of Italy) together with architectural and historical jewels and with extraordinary cultural resources, without abandoning the pleasure of offering guests a warm welcome: hotels, agriturismos, residence self catering accommodation, B&B, tourist villages, camping, guesthouses and holiday homes; the choice is all yours.
