Marche: Insider guides (Ultimi inserimenti)
Fano
The Roman "Fanum Fortunae", today a seaside city near the mouth of the Metauro river. Visit the Palazzo della Ragione, the Pinacoteca art gallery, the Arch of Augustus and the Loggias of San Michele. 20 minutes driving from the Castle.
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Corinaldo
Small walled ancient village. Visit the picture gallery, the S. Maria Goretti's birthplace, the Palazzo dei Priori, the "Fonte Grande", old restored wash. 5 minutes driving from the Castle.
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Cooking lessons
If you tasted our cuisine, join Villa Chicci's hands-on regional cooking course!
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Ascoli Piceno Festival
September and October the villa's Salone delle Tempere hosts concerts linked to the Ascoli Piceno Festival, becoming the temple of music!
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Monti Sibillini National Park
The flora and fauna of the Sibillini embody the "wild spirit" that makes every experience of these mountains unforgettable. From Pilato Lake to Lame Rosse to go even at the top of the Vettore mountain.
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Sferisterio Opera Festival
Arena Sferisterio,a huge neoclassical arena erected in the 1820s today is a unique theatrical architecture.According to the most famous opera singers and the outdoor theater with the best acoustics in Italy.50°Season from 18/7 to 10/8 2014.
Tel. +39.0733 230735
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Rent a Vintage Fiat 500
The Le Marche region is ideal for touring around the beautiful countryside in a vintage fiat 500. It's known for its diversity of landscape. Around every corner you'll find a picture postcard view, fields of sunflowers, hill top towns...
Tel. +39 0734 782041
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SpaMarine
From the hills leading down to the sea of Senigallia, the warm, evocative and at the same time familiar SpaMarine is waiting to welcome you into its Zen space with its classic, pleasant and comfortable taste.
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Ristorante Podere Catignano
Traditional food, homemade pasta, olive oil of their own production, situated in the green hills of the Marche countryside.
Tel. +393470570637
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Photography course
Turn your vacation into a photographic safari in Marche, hunting out the perfect shot thanks the technics learnt during the course held at Villa Cicchi!
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Senigallia
The velvet Adriatic beach, famous for tourist facilities and cultural events. 15 minutes by car from the Castle. Visit the Palazzetto Baviera, the recently restored Rocca Roveresca, the Duca palace, the Croce church, the Ercolani porticoes.
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The magic of Marche's medieval villages
Explore the medieval villages in Marche, from Montelupone to Morrovalle, passing by the Abbey of Fiastra, the Basilica of Santa Maria a Piè in Chienti and the Sanctuary of Loreto
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Ceramic lessons
Experience an unforgettable week-long course in the art of ceramics: discover and handle all the secrets of the mold!
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WabiSabi Culture
A place dedicated to peace, meditation, contemplation and meditative art and where you can pacify the mind and body and balance the energies in an atmosphere of wabi -natural- and sabi -transient beauty.
Tel. +39 335 396025
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Truffle Hunting Weekend
An amazing first hand experience of joining the truffle hunter and his dog as they weave their way through the woods in search of truffles. Followed by a hands-on cooking class using your newly found truffles as the main ingredient.
Tel. +39 0734 782041
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Castreccioni's lake - Cingoli
The environment is particularly impressive, with the outline of the mountains around the body of water that is reflected in the lake in many colors.
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Ristorante degli Ulivi
This Osteria 7 km away from the Castle, has long been renowned for its fish specialties in le Marche style, located in one of the most scenic areas of the province, and a few km from Senigallia. Fresh fish always.
Tel. +39 071 7919670
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Riviera del Conero
One of most beautiful coastal areas of the Marche Region; the Sirolo beach with its characteristic "resounding rocks" and the "two sisters", reef rocks in front of the Conero promontory. About one hour driving from the Castle.
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Circolino della Vela
Traditional maritime cuisine in the port of Civitanova
Tel. +39 0733 781259
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I love shopping!!!
Orciani bags in Fano, Piero Guidi in Urbino, Dirk Bikkemberg in Fano, Freeport in Pesaro, Tod's and Hogan in Civitanova, Simonetta and Fendi kids in Jesi
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The sea and the mountainsof Marche
Trekking in the Sibillini Park one day, sailing along the coast to see the Due Sorelle beach and the caves of Frasassi the next...
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Wine and oil tastings
We organize guided tastings of local food and wines or a fully blown theme dinner.
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Il Casolare dei Segreti
In a magical place, between the beautiful hills of the Marche, to welcome a beautiful cottage, trocverete outside the scents of the open country, within the warmth of other times and beautiful sunsets will envelop you.
Tel. +39 0733 216441
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i 2 cigni
A Montecosaro is this refined local, well regarded by the press as essential as meticulous in the furnishings in the gastronomic research, between history and creation, with a cellar tr giudicat the most interesting in Italy.
Tel. 0039 0733 865182
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Shoe factory "Il Gergo"
"Il Gergo"is a brand of footwear and leather product, known for its classic English-style models. Morrovalle The workshop also provided a line is entirely hand made of the highest quality.
Tel. 0039 0733 865149
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Ancona
Important Adriatic port. Visit San Ciriaco, the Anziani Palace, National Museum of the Marche, the Passetto, the "Fountain of 13 Spouts", Trajan's Arch, the Vanvitelli jetty. About 45 minutes driving from the Castle
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Treasures of Le Marche guided walking tour
A one week guided walking tour designed to showcase the best of this undiscovered part of Italy. You will meet like-minded people and, each day, be guided through a different part of the glorious Sibillini Mountains and its surrounding
Tel. +39 0734 782041
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Didactic farm
Let youngsters discover the life in the farm through a tour of Villa Cicchi's orchards and vegetable gardens. Children will love it!
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Legumes
Legumes of Appignano are the bean Solfì and chickpea Oak, pulses originating in the territory appignanese, recovered, maintained in the purity and grown by local farmers.A path to enhance the excellence of the typical products of Marches.
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Ceramics
Earth, Water, Fire and Soul. These are the elements of the master potters of Appignano handing down this tradition for more than 500 years. Approach the world of ceramics by visiting the workshops of master potters and their works.
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