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EXQUISITE 12th century ABBEY WITH MAIN RESIDENCE AND STABLES APARTMENT

Jul 20th, 2011 | By dermott | Category: Property of the Month

At about 7 kms from the town of Mercatello sul Metauro, 600 metres above sea level, we find this exquisite medieval complex dating back to 1200. This ancient Abbey has maintained its historical charm and features through an elegant, careful, restoration and divided into four exclusive apartments. The property is currently run [...]



Casa L’Abbazia

Jul 18th, 2011 | By dermott | Category: Exceptional Property Offers 2011

Casa L’Abbazia is a beautiful unique 13th Century property with an adjacent 16th century church located in the north of Le Marche near the historic town of Urbino and very close to the borders of Umbria and Tuscany.

The property has 7 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, living room, dining room and kitchen, with large terrace and [...]



Livinginlemarche.com

Apr 24th, 2011 | By dermott | Category: Latest News

The very popular sister website of Livinginlemarche.com is updating many of its features over the coming months and all the latest news and information can be found on the Livinginlemarche.com blog at http://www.livinginlemarche.com/blog



Vinitours

Jan 8th, 2011 | By dermott | Category: Latest News

We at Marchetownhouses and Livinginlemarche are pleased that our latest website, Vinitours.co.uk  is now on line. The site will be offering a selected number of wine, olive oil and honey appreciation and tasting tours in Le Marche and Umbria starting in the spring of 2011. Our partner in Umbria has been busy finding some excellent [...]



Italiarentals.com

Nov 12th, 2010 | By dermott | Category: Exceptional Property Offers 2011

We at Marchetownhouses and Livinginlemarche are very excited about our new website Italiarentals.com which has been created to offer our clients the very best in rental properties in Italy and Malta.
The site features beautiful holiday and long term rental properties in Italy, Sicily and Malta and many of these properties are also situated  in the [...]



The 2010 Olive Harvest in Le Marche

Oct 29th, 2010 | By dermott | Category: My Italian Blog

This year the olive oil harvest in Le Marche, all over Italy and in many other parts of the Mediteranean is going to be an extremely busy time for the producers. So far this year is proving to be a good year both in terms of quantity and quality and might well be the best [...]



URBINO a model renaissance town with elegance!

Oct 4th, 2010 | By dermott | Category: Le Marche Towns

Urbino – a world heritage site and UNESCO town.  Urbino was the model renaissance city during the Italian Renaissance. , Urbino wrote the book on courtly behaviour during the 16th century. Ruled by Federico da Montefeltro, who brought Europe’s greatest architects and artists to build his model city. Today it’s an elegant, relaxed and very [...]



Autumn Sagra events in Le Marche

Oct 4th, 2010 | By dermott | Category: Events in Le Marche 2011

Autumn’s rich culinary season is upon us.  If you are out and about in Le Marche, please look out for all the Tartufo or truffle fairs, mushroom festivals and chestnut sagras during the month of October, at the following venues in Le Marche.
Acqualagna (near Cagli) – Fiera nazionale del tartufo (truffle fair) – last weekend [...]



SENIGALLIA most energy efficient town!

Oct 4th, 2010 | By dermott | Category: Italian News

The town of Senigallia in southern Le Marche was declared the most energy efficient in Italy at the Klimaenergy Fair in Bolzano.  The town’s administration has, in recent years, installed 4,000 square metres of solar panels on the roofs of houses, warehouses and public and private offices besides installing 983.77 kilowatts of photovoltaic panels in the town, [...]



Organic wine from Azienda San Filippo

Oct 4th, 2010 | By dermott | Category: Italian Wine and Wineries

Introducing the winery estate of the brothers Linoand Fabrizio Strucci, “Azienda San Filippo” at Offida, Ascoli Piceno, founded in 1999 with the intention of continuing the culture of winemaking inherited from their father and uncle. In 2003, their passion and experience led to the decision to found the winery ‘Azienda Agricola San Filippo’ which lies [...]