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Introducing Le Marche
Le Marche is Italy in microcosm. From the beachside resorts along the Adriatic through sloped hill-towns in the centre, it arrives at the jagged mountain range of Monti Sibillini. You’ll want to pick and choose carefully, however. While Monte Cònero offers an unhurried coastal holiday and Pesaro teems with history (and, from June to September, holiday-makers), much of Le Marche’s coast is lined with rows of rather depressing high-rise hotels and apartment buildings.
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But further inland is where Le Marche really shines. Urbino, perhaps Le Marche’s most famous town to outsiders and chock-full of university students, boasts an impressive display of Renaissance art and history up and down its vertical streets. Ascoli Piceno is filled with a history rivalling any Italian city but remains undiscovered. Equally walkable is the quaint Macerata, with a world-famous open-air opera theatre and festival. The gritty capital, Ancona, has been a bustling port city for 3000 years.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
