Marche Breaks

The local specialty food of Ascoli Piceno is an addictive one: gigantic olives that are stuffed with meat and deep-fried. It may sound odd, but they are very good. In fact, Bryan loves them, and he normally does not eat olives! Around the Piceno, no party or antipasto plate is complete without them. The Ascolani say that this tradition actually dates back to Roman times, but, like m...

The passion of a sophisticated and cultured art collector relives in the masterpieces of the great artists, restoring 17th century magnificence to an ancient residence. The visions of beauty seen by Cardinal Giambattista Pallotta, a refined politician in Baroque Rome and the Pontifical Legate in Emilia, have again brought luster to Caldarola, a genuine architectonical and urban treasure, through the restor...

Ascoli Piceno is going to be the capital of  Fritto Misto, an event dedicated to wine and foods held in the city from April 30th to May 3rd. The city which gave birth to the famous DOP (Protected Origin Denomination) Ascolana Olives is dedicating a non-stop four day event to good eating and drinking. Created by Tuber Communications, this event celebrating fried foods, has been realized in collaboration with the Perugia company Sedicieventi. Over 40,000 people attended last year's edition...

Ah, Valentino Rossi. Nicknamed “The Doctor” for the masterful skill and...

The Water Workshop “HOW WE SELL – Can Fishers’ Markets Offer Zero Nautical Food Miles?” held on Saturday...

On Holy Thursday, Italian Catholics meet together in church to take part in “Jesus’ last supper with Apostles”, followed by the so called “Santi Sepolcri”. Every church, after the celebration of the Holy Thursday mass, displays a symbol recalling Jesus Christ and his death. People visit the churches of their own towns to pray before this holy symbol. On the evening of Good Friday, after dinner, there...

Raphael returns to his eastern Italian Marche region hometown Urbino on Saturday in a show highlighting the influence of his father Giovanni Sanzio's workshop and that of Sanzio's friend Perugino.

The youthful experiences and early artworks of a man who would become one of the grea...

We can't get enough of latte crudo - whole, raw, unpasteurized, unhomogenized milk! We gather...

City Worth Visiting Near the Shores of the Adriatic Sea

It's obvious that Borgo Tranquillo is different from the typical Italian country g...

RCS Sport officially presented the route of this year's ...