Casa-Allegria: the holiday home in the Italian region Le Marche near Montalfoglio, 2,5 miles from San Lorenzo in Campo.
   
 
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Le Marche

Le Marche (also known as the Marches in English) form the eastern seaboard of central Italy with the regions of Emilia-Romagna to the north and Abruzzo to the south. From the relatively narrow coastal plains the land rises sharply to the peaks of the Apennines which form a natural boundary with Umbria and Tuscany to the west.

While the coastal areas are heavily populated the beautiful inland countryside is sparsely inhabited. The total population of the region is around 1.5 million with an average density of less than 150 inhabitants per square kilometre. The region covers just under 10,000 square kilometres.

Wherever you may find yourself in the Marche, the Apennine mountains are never far away. They form the region's western border and offer some of its finest scenery as well as providing a home for some of Italy's most fascinating wildlife. Large areas have now been designated natural parks.

Monte Conero

  
Monte Conero in the south of Ancona is the only real rough coastline of Le Marche.
Monte Conero in the south of Ancona is the only real rough coastline of Le Marche.
The mountain rises spectacular up from the sea till a height of more than 500 metres.
It is situated halfway the Italian peninsula and makes it till a important meeting place for the many species northern and southern Europe’s coast flora, some special species included.
The park is the home of many birds.

Gola della Rossa-Frasassi park
The Gola della Rossa-Frasassi park South of is made of a series stiff limestone gorges, who makes it the habitat of eagles, falcons and owls. The dripstone gave of Frasassi in the hard of the area are the longest and on of the most interesting of Italy with a 240 metres high central room where the cathedral of Milan fits in easy.
The Gola della Rossa-Frasassi park South of is made of a series stiff limestone gorges, who makes it the habitat of eagles, falcons and owls. The dripstone gave of Frasassi in the hard of the area are the longest and on of the most interesting of Italy with a 240 metres high central room where the cathedral of Milan fits in easy.

Furlo kloof
The stiff limestone rocks of the Furlo gorge are the living area of a family golden eagles.
The stiff limestone rocks of the Furlo gorge are the living area of a family golden eagles.
On the road throw the gorge you drive thru a tunnel that is made in the roman time.

Ancona
The busy capital city of Le Marche and the biggest town in the region, is build on two hills that make a amphitheatre around the harbour.
The busy capital city of Le Marche and the biggest town in the region, is build on two hills that make a amphitheatre around the harbour.
It is build in the 4th century B.C. by Greek colonists. The well saved triumph bow near the harbour dates from the roman time.
The roman-gothic cathedral San Ciriaco is the most beautiful church of Ancona, with his Byzantium details and the painted wooden roof, in the shape of a ship upside down. In the crypt you can see the rests of a pagan temple, forerunner of the present temple. Between all the places of interest, is the Fontana del Calamo from the 16th century a visit worth.

Corinaldo
City of Art and Faith, Corinaldo still has strong Renaissance walls which, 912 metres long and up to 18 metres high, surround the whole historic centre and offer a rare example of fortified town.
City of Art and Faith, Corinaldo still has strong Renaissance walls which, 912 metres long and up to 18 metres high, surround the whole historic centre and offer a rare example of fortified town. There are many artistically and historically interesting religious and public buildings. Worth visiting is the Civica Raccolta d'Arte "Claudio Ridolfi", a collection of paintings which date back to the XVII and XVIII centuries. Saint Maria Goretti Corinaldo was born in Corinaldo.

Fratte Rosa
Capitol, between the XI and the XIII centuries, of the small Ravignana State, Fratte Rosa has a well preserved and worth seeing historic centre.
Capitol, between the XI and the XIII centuries, of the small Ravignana State, Fratte Rosa has a well preserved and worth seeing historic centre. Not far from the centre, the Santa Vittoria Convent, without any doubt the most important monument of the commune. Fratte Rosa is famous throughout the world for the artisan production of terra cotta pottery: an handicraft to preserve which a museum is being opened.

Mondavio
Mondavio is een unieke plaats met een architectonische structuur die teruggaat naar de middeleeuwen en de renaissance.
Mondavio is a unique town, with an architectonic structure which dates back to the centuries between the Middle Age and the Renaissance. Symbol of the town is the Fortress, masterpiece of Renaissance military art, designed in the 15th century by the famous architect from Siena Giorgio Martini .

Pergola
Pergola is gesticht in 1234 in een gebied waar veel vondsten uit de steentijd, Umbrische, Etruscische, Keltische en Romeinse tijd opgegraven zijn.
Founded in 1234 in an area where important Stone Age, Umbrian, Etruscan, Celt and Roman pieces were found, Pergola is a City of Art.
In the historic centre it is possible to admire many buildings with the typical medieval structure: towers, gave arches and bas-reliefs together with many gorgeous churches which testify the importance the town used to have. Really worth seeing is the Museum “dei Bronzi Dorati e della Città di Pergola.

San Lorenzo in Campo
Surrounded by the typical marchesan hilly countryside, San Lorenzo in Campo owes its foundation to a Benedectin Monastery and to the Abbey (one of the most important romanic-gothic monuments in the Marche) which date back to a period between the 7th and the 9th centuries.
Surrounded by the typical marchesan hilly countryside, San Lorenzo in Campo owes its foundation to a Benedectin Monastery and to the Abbey (one of the most important romanic-gothic monuments in the Marche) which date back to a period between the 7th and the 9th centuries. Not far from the Benedectin Abbey it is possible to admire the Della Rovere Palace with the Tiberini theatre and the "Archaeological Museum of the Suasa Territory". Worth visiting the hamlets of Montalfoglio and San Vito sul Cesano.

Urbino
Urbino is for the tourist one of the most important city’s in Le Marche. The historical centre is on the world inheritance list of UNESCO.
Urbino is for the tourist one of the most important city’s in Le Marche. The historical centre is on the world inheritance list of UNESCO. In the second half of the 15th century Count Federico da Montefeltro invited the greatest painters, poets and scientists in that time in one of the most beautiful palaces in Italy. In this palace is now the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche with a remarkable collections of paintings situated.

Serra Sant' Abbondio
At the borders between Marche and Umbria, Serra Sant'Abbondio always represented a passage point for people that moved from the inland towards the Adriatic Coast.
At the borders between Marche and Umbria, Serra Sant'Abbondio always represented a passage point for people that moved from the inland towards the Adriatic Coast. The town still has the medieval structure of a castle, with two of the original gates. Not far from the town, it is possible to visit the ancient Hermitage of the Holy Cross at Fonte Avellana, one of the most famous monasteries in Italy.