The city of Fabriano, born on a medieval urban plan, offers a particularly interesting and characteristic historical center. Among the most well-known points of interest are the Paper and Watermark Museum and the Civic Art Gallery whose collection is indicated by many, due to the vastness and quality of the works, as one of the most important in central Italy.

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Certainly one of the most beautiful attractions of the Marche region, the Frasassi Caves represent the largest complex of underground karst caves in Europe.

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City of art and history indicated by UNESCO as an "exemplary city", Jesi is famous for being the birthplace of Emperor Frederick II and the musician Pergolesi and no less for its Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, a white wine with straw yellow colour, awarded many times in the most important international wine competitions.

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Ancona is one of the largest natural ports on the Adriatic, its elbow shape, to which it owes its name, allows the capital of the Marche region to be a privileged observation point for breathtaking sunrises and sunsets. The tour of the city begins from the historic and monumental center which is located on Colle Guasco, where the Greek Acropolis was located and, today, the Cathedral of S. Ciriaco.

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Senigallia is one of the main tourist locations in the Marche, attracting visitors from all over Italy and Europe, also thanks to the famous "velvet" beach. Since 1997, Senigallia has continuously boasted the Blue Flag for the quality of its bathing water. But Senigallia is also squares and monuments, museums and excellence on the table.

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Like an ancient medieval castle, the heart of Offagna is wrapped around a city wall that climbs steep climbs up to its heart: the Rocca. Built by the people of Ancona in 1454-55, the Rocca di Offagna represents a notable example of military architecture. Today it houses an exhibition of ancient weapons

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Surrounded by a large ring of imposing walls, Osimo dominates the Musone and Aspio valleys from the top of a hill. A city rich in past which has seen various populations alternate in its territory, from the Picenes to the Romans, from the Goths to the Papal State. The city of Osimo has a double life that continues underground in a maze of tunnels, tunnels and passages dug into the sandstone.

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Camerano, a village nestled among the gentle and harmonious hills on the Conero Riviera, an ideal environment in which the Rosso Conero wine finds its best expression. Under the streets of Camerano runs a network of tunnels knotted in a labyrinthine path between caves and niches dug into the sandstone, a true underground city which, with its fairy-tale atmospheres, creates an enchanted amazement in the visitor.

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Castelfidardo is famous for the artisanal production of the accordion, one of the symbols of Italian music in the world. The International Accordion Museum set up inside the Town Hall retraces the stages of the history of this instrument and of the craftsmen through a precise and somewhat nostalgic re-enactment.

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Loreto is one of the most important and ancient places of Marian pilgrimage in the Catholic world, famous for being the home of the Basilica of the Holy House of Mary of Nazareth which, according to tradition, was prodigiously transported in flight by the Angels to Loreto.

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Recanati is the ideal place to relax while enjoying peaceful days immersed in nature. The city was the birthplace and infinite sources of inspiration for Giacomo Leopardi and tourists here can admire the poet's home, which also houses the precious library curated by his father Monaldo, and his maternal home, the elegant Palazzo Antici Mattei. The family homes are full of interesting ideas, but the whole of Recanati refers to Leopardi and his works.

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Gubbio is considered by scholars and researchers to be the most beautiful medieval city in Umbria and in the entire world, due to the architectural conservation of its monuments which testify to its glorious and centuries-old past.

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An unmissable stop on your trip between Marche and Umbria is certainly the city of Assisi, one of the main holy cities of Christianity and a constant destination for pilgrims who want to see the places where Saint Francis was born, worked and died.

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One of the most populous centers in Umbria is where one of the few examples of fifteenth-century painting created is preserved, not in a church, but in a noble palace, Palazzo Trinci, frescoed by the great Gentile da Fabriano. A journey through Foligno can be a real surprise, a city of art truly worth discovering.

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Perugia, the splendid capital of Umbria, with its steep medieval streets, breathtaking views and many delicious specialties to taste, is able to offer the visitor a lot. The secret is to arm yourself with flat shoes because in Perugia you walk, and it is at the top of one of the many climbs that you will conquer the heart of the city where you cannot help but be amazed while admiring the famous Fontana Maggiore.

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The symbol of Città di Castello is undoubtedly the group of bell towers which make it immediately recognizable and which represent a sort of "summa" of its own historical events, strongly characterized by the contrast between civic and religious power.

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Ancient capital of the Lombard dukes, Spoleto will leave you breathless thanks to the richness of the city's historical-artistic heritage, testimony to the most diverse historical eras in which it was a protagonist. In a postcard addressed to his wife Herman Hesse wrote: "Spoleto is the most beautiful discovery I have made in Italy, there is such a wealth of almost unknown beauties, of mountains, valleys, oak forests, convents, waterfalls!"

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Known as "the most livable city in the world" (but the Todi people prefer to say "ideal city"!), Todi is a medieval city of unique beauty and elegance that stands on top of a hill overlooking the enchanting Tiber valley. Located a few kilometers from Perugia and Orvieto, the town is surrounded by three circles of walls (Etruscan, Roman and medieval) which enclose countless treasures.

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Immersed in the greenery of the Umbrian hills, Lake Trasimeno is the fourth largest in Italy. On its banks there are villages of breathtaking beauty such as Castiglione del Lago, Passignano sul Trasimeno, San Feliciano, Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Castel Rigone, but the villages located further inland are no less fascinating such as the Etruscan Panicale, Lisciano Niccone and Piegaro.

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The Marmore Falls is an artificial work of hydraulic arrangement created by the Romans. The spectacular leap of the Marmore Falls has inspired poets and artists of every historical period, from Virgil to Cicero to Byron.

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Evocative medieval town, nestled on a hill in the shape of a plateau between the Nestore and Chiani rivers, Città della Pieve dominates the Valdichiana and Lake Trasimeno. Protected by the civic tower and surrounded by the red walls erected at the beginning of the 12th century to protect against enemies, there are numerous civil and religious buildings.

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Orvieto, one of the oldest cities in Italy, owes its origins to the Etruscan civilization: the first settlements date back to the 9th century BC. and they located themselves inside the tufaceous caves created in the massif on which the Umbrian town currently stands. An unmissable destination is the splendid Cathedral, a colorful example of Romanesque-Gothic architecture, rich in works of art, which houses the Sacred Corporal inside.

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Matelica is remembered for the founder of ENI Enrico Mattei who lived here as a boy, but it is even more known for Verdicchio, the famous white wine which produced in this area acquires particular accents due to the orientation from north to south of the valley, case unique in the Marche.

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One of the main centers of the Marche for history and culture and home to an ancient University, Camerino had its splendor as a Renaissance city rich in arts and commerce in the second half of the 15th century, by which time the da Varano family had close relationships with almost all the Italian lordships, from the Medici to the Visconti and Sforza, the Montefeltro, the Malatesta and the Della Rovere.

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Center of exceptional artistic, historical and environmental interest and its picturesque medieval nucleus dominates the city from above. Very particular Piazza del Popolo which preserves the wonderful elliptical structure with raised platform and two fountains located at the ends of it.

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Tolentino, like other cities in the Marche region, encompasses the past and the present. Its leather and leather goods companies are renowned in every corner of the world but it has many other historical and cultural attractions that attract the attention of many visitors. In 1797 the treaty between Napoleon Bonaparte and the Holy See was signed in the rooms of Palazzo Parisani. In 1815, the battle between the Austrian troops and Joachim Murat, king of Naples, was fought at the Rancia castle in an unfortunate attempt to unify Italy.

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The Abbey of Santa Maria di Chiaravalle di Fiastra is one of the most distinguished and best preserved monuments of Cistercian architecture in Italy, with its particular style of transition from Romanesque to Gothic. The delicate and spiritual beauty of the natural landscape, the rolling hills, the green plain and a lush forest provide a scenic backdrop to this century architectural jewel. XII.

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Also known as the balcony of the Marche, Cingoli is certainly one of the most beautiful villages in the Marche, with a green panorama with sinuous, never harsh lines and hills. The ideal place for those seeking to explore the culture and traditions of an ancient country, but who at the same time love tranquility.

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Macerata stands in a panoramic position on a hill located between the valleys of the Chienti and Potenza rivers. The historic centre, enclosed by the ancient city walls which have been modified several times, features notable Renaissance and Baroque buildings, elegant squares, numerous churches from various eras, elegant streets alternating with narrow streets and interesting museums. The symbol of the city is the Sferisterio, a nineteenth-century arena built for the game of brazil, now home to cultural events including an important opera season.

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Castelluccio di Norcia is a village located in the Sibillini Mountains National Park at an altitude of 1452 metres, on top of a hill, in the center of a plateau divided into 3 floors: Pian Grande; Pian Piccolo and Pian Perduto. Between the end of May and the first days of July each year these plans are transformed into a spectacle of nature called "La Fiorita" of Castelluccio di Norcia. The flowers bloom and the 3 floors explode with colours, with shades ranging from yellow ocher to red, from purple to white. For example, you can admire lentils (characteristic and grown in Castelluccio), gentianelles, poppies, daffodils, violets, asphodels, viola Eugeniae, clovers, sorrels and many others.

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At the foot of Monte Catria in a valley surrounded by large beech forests stands the splendid complex of the Camaldolese abbey of Santa Croce, remembered by Dante in the XXI Canto of Paradise. Here, from the original cells scattered around a chapel, numerous stone buildings arose starting from the 11th century, including the cloister, the church with crypt, the Chapter room, the splendid scriptorium, the monks' cells, the guesthouse and the Library. , noble and austere environments that gather around the massive bell tower and still host the Camaldolese monks today.

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Arcevia, located on a hill surrounded by greenery and in contact with nature, owes the current shape of its city walls to Francesco Sforza, who had it fortified by Roberto da S.Severino, with an efficient system of towers, ravelins and related walkways.

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Ostra is considered one of the most significant centers for antiques and restoration and this is demonstrated by the fact that an ancient school of antique furniture restoration operates in the town, specializing in the wood and iron sectors. According to tradition, the municipality descends from the Roman city of the same name which once stood in the valley of the Misa river and which was destroyed by the Visigoths in 410 AD. The long history that Ostra has gone through over the centuries has left the city with a rich artistic and cultural heritage.

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Corinaldo, a charming village named the most beautiful village in Italy in 2007, was the birthplace of Santa Maria Goretti and is still an intact place today, immersed in the greenery of the Marche hills.

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Urbino was one of the most important centers of the Italian Renaissance, whose architectural heritage it still fully preserves today. Since 1998 its historic center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With the spectacular façade of the majestic Palazzo Ducale, Urbino welcomes anyone who comes to the Renaissance city today as it did then.

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Pesaro has ancient cultural traditions, an important historical and artistic heritage and is known above all for internationally renowned events such as the Rossini Opera Festival, the festival which every year in August brings Gioachino Rossini's masterpieces to the stage with internationally renowned singers and artists and the International New Cinema Exhibition, the film festival of unknown countries and authors which attracts an audience of experts and enthusiasts every year at the end of June.

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Built on a hill 5 kilometers from the coast, the Gradara castle is a magnificent example of 14th century military architecture, still with the double walls equipped with Ronda walkways, towers for military defense with loopholes and battlements. Around the primitive fortress, a tower house probably built in the 12th century, the Rocca was built by the Malatesta family, of which the Gothic style architecture in the courtyard of honor and the typical medieval storm defenses remain.

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