What’s happening in Le Marche | Sibillini Slow

What’s happening in Le Marche

Each year the good people at Regione Marche publish a calendar of events for the upcoming tourism season. Here’s what they have to say about this year’s must-see events. And, yes, that’s Little Big Man himself, Dustin Hoffman, a kind of spokesman for the region.

Mind you, this is but a fraction of what’s on in Marche. For example, late Spring/Summer is the start of sagra season. Each city, town and hamlet holds a massive feast showing off the dish or two that makes the town most famous, from the cozze of the coast to vincisgrassi (a type of lasagna) inland. It’s amazing how diverse the cuisine is from valley to valley. Unfortunately, there’s no definitive list for sagre marchegiane. You’ll have to wait until the towns-people put up posters in the square. You’ll be sure to find a few no matter where your travels take you.

To get you more into the marchigiano mood, here’s Hoffman again reciting L’Infinito, Giaccomo Leopardi’s famous poem.

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What guests have to say…

Trish described our stay as magical; the house was great, the views terrific and the wildlife stupendous. We have never seen so many butterflies in one place at one time and, together with the humming bird moths, we spent hours trying to photograph them... Also you pizza oven was stupendous. I have not had so much fun for many a year.
Trish and Alan Mackenzie

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Elena Shevchenko and family

Our stay here has been excellent. We all thank you for everything you've done to make this one of our best vacations ever. While I am basically a city boy, and Paris is and will always be my favorite place in the world, I think Marche will hold a close second.
Stephen Dent

My father and I had a fantastic time. I hope to bring my wife to stay later in the year. It's a real gem!
John Buckles

We had a super stay in your cottage and really enjoyed the beautiful location, splendid views of the mountains, and yes, the marvelous Italian sun which shone for us almost every day. The wild flowers were amazing, so profuse and so many different varieties. We were unbelieving when we found 10 different types of orchid in one afternoon, and that was just for starters!
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