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What there is to do here.
Twelve pieces on what is possible around Casa Bellavista, from the olive harvest in our own grove to a day trip to Urbino.
The olive harvest: seven days between nets and the frantoio
The harvest starts in late October. Come then and you pick alongside us, watch the mill at work and take your own oil home.
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Road cycling in Le Marche: the region nobody has overrun yet
Good tarmac, almost no traffic and hills that never stop. Why cyclists treat Le Marche as a secret, and what a week from here looks like.
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Truffle hunting: a morning in the woods, a dog, and patience
Le Marche is one of Italy's most important truffle regions. How a hunt actually goes, and why the dog has the leading role.
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A retreat for twelve: why the house suits yoga groups
A secluded setting, plenty of outdoor space, one kitchen for everyone. What a group leader finds here, and what they need to bring.
Read on →Senigallia: thirteen kilometres of sand and a fortress
The nearest town on the sea is no resort development but a small city with a Roman past, a Renaissance fortress and the beach that gave Italy the phrase Spiaggia di Velluto.
Read on →Corinaldo: 912 metres of town wall and a well full of polenta
The nearest of Italy's officially most beautiful villages is fifteen minutes away, with an almost complete circuit of walls and a legend that made it famous.
Read on →The Frasassi Caves: a cathedral underground
A chamber that would swallow Milan Cathedral, and it was only discovered in 1971. The best outing for a day that is too hot or too wet for anything else.
Read on →Urbino: the city that produced Raphael
A UNESCO World Heritage site, a ducal palace regarded as the definition of the Renaissance, and Raphael's birthplace. The most rewarding day trip in the region.
Read on →Jesi and Verdicchio: the white wine that rewards age
Twenty kilometres south begins one of Italy's most interesting white wine areas, named after the castles surrounding the birthplace of Emperor Frederick II.
Read on →Riviera del Conero: where the Adriatic suddenly has cliffs
An hour south, the endless sandy beach stops and a limestone massif drops straight into the sea. The finest coves on the whole Adriatic coast are here.
Read on →Acqualagna: Italy's truffles come from this village
Two thirds of Italy's truffle production comes from a place of just over 4,000 inhabitants. In autumn that is celebrated, and has been since 1966.
Read on →Ostra: the village on the doorstep
Five kilometres away sits a hill town with 1,200 metres of wall, nine surviving towers, and the supermarket you will be shopping at this week.
Read on →Everything at a glance
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