Montalto delle Marche is a large village in southern Le Marche and famous for being the home of the future Pope Sisto V, who was elected Pope in 1585 and who made Montalto a papal state for a short while before the formation of the state of Italy brought that to an end.The village is [...]

Macerata is the provincial capital and is a large town in central Le Marche, with the mediaeval part located on a hill overlooking the rivers Chienti and Potenza. There is a larger modern area to Macerata on the lower plain and in total the town has a population of over 40,000 inhabitants.
The town has a [...]

Fermo is a historic and beautiful town located in southern Le Marche, previously in the province of Ascoli Piceno, but in 2009 it will be in its own province of Fermano. The city is 319 metres above sea level and is only 2km from the Adriatic coast and its old port of Porto san Giorgio.
The [...]

Corinaldo is a beautifully preserved Medieval town in the Ancona Province of Le Marche. It is just inland from the Adriatic seaside resorts of Senigallia and Marotta to the east and the surrounding countryside is covered in olive trees and the famous Verdicchio vineyards.
It features the best preserved town or village walls in the whole [...]

In the furthest south of the Le Marche region is the large Adriatic coastal and holiday resort of San Benedetto del Tronto.
As well as a famous and popular holiday resort for Italian holiday makers it is also one of the most important fishing ports on the whole Adriatic coast. Throughout the summer season the whole [...]

Just south of Cupra Marittima in the Ascoli Piceno province of Le Marche is the unspoilt and much overlooked coastal resort of Grottamare.  The resort has over five kilometres of sandy beaches and a beautiful palm lined seafront. The palms are lit from beneath at night and this gives a truly magical effect when taking part in the [...]

Just south of Porto san Giorgio is the small seaside resort of Pedaso. Pedaso is much smaller than most of the Coastal resorts in le Marche and because of this it seems much more family orientated. The small but friendly beach has several small fish restaurnts and a popular bar and also safe swimming areas for small [...]

Porto san Giorgio was once the port for the inland city of Fermo, but is now one of the most beautiful and vibrant Adriatic beach resorts.
It is famous for the large houses, so called Liberty villas that are found all along the sea front and in the numerous small palm lined piazza’s just back from [...]

Just south of here the resorts of Porto Recanati and Civitanova in located in the central Le Marche region of Macerata.
Porto Recanati is a resort which largely caters for the Italian tourist in the busy summer holiday season. There are many small shops all over the resort and it is very famous for its sea [...]

Portonovo is the next noteworthy resort south of Senigallia and is one of the smallest of the resorts in the whole of Le Marche. It is situated on the Conero Riviera and has spectacular sea views, wonderful walks and a beautiful Napoleonic fort which is now a Hotel.
Sirolo and Numana close by to Portonovo both [...]