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Le Marche encompasses everything one would want from Italy. Incredible countryside from the Sibillini mountains to the glorious coastline, classic landscapes, castellated hilltops, culture, art, music, indoor, outdoor and watersports, wonderful wildlife, fun, delicious food and wines, quality fashions and footwear, museums, churches, culture, history so much to do and see. Experience life to its fullest experience Le Marche! www.visitancona.com - April 1, 2:42 AM

.. Not only is most of this enchanting town traffic-free, but much of it has not changed for centuries. For example, to the south of Via dei Soderini and to the west of Via delle Torri is a whole mass of narrow cobbled streets whose medieval fabric and spirit are almost perfectly intact. Nearby, the Palazzetto dei Longobardi is as near as you can get to an untouched medieval town house; whilst the blocks of travertine stone on the 35-metre high Torre degli Ercolani beside it are so fresh they could have been cut yesterday... www.paoloconsorti.com - March 29, 2:45 AM

Castelfidardo is situated not so far from the sea, dominating from its hill the Musone Valley and the area of Aspio. It is known throughout the world for its famous music instruments factories, such as accordions, keyboards and organs. When passing by this places, you are invited to go and visit the Accordion International Museum, located in the basement of the City Hall. The City Hall is situated in the city centre. The Accordion is a musical instrument work of genius with an accurate mechanism so loved by many generations of Italians. In the Museum you can find documents about the history of a musical instrument that have had in Castelfidardo the main production centre for over a century, with its 350 unique specimens coming from twenty-two different countries... Read More about Castelfidardo welikecappuccino.com - March 30, 1:24 AM

Paolo Consorti born in San Benedetto del Tronto (Le Marche, Italy, 1964), is an Italian artist. Graduated at the School of Fine Arts in Macerata, after some cinematographical collaborations with Sergej Fdorovi Bondaruk, that has won an Oscar, Consorti debuted in 1991 with his first solo exposition at the Palazzo Ducale di Urbino. In 1992 the philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer made a comparison between Consorti and Bosch on the base of the contrast between pictorial and dramatic balance of modern and post-modern. In 1994 the art critic
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Pierre Restany recognized in Paolo Consortis work the emergency of a sublime post-modern style. In 2004 He was included in the Zanichelli Art encyclopedia, and in 2008 He entered in the young Italian art Top 100 made by Flash Art. In 2011 He was invited at the 54th International Art Exhibition in Venice... (wikipedia) 2011.inurbino.net - March 27, 2:24 AM As important as food is, most of us know little about where it comes from. A family of organic farmers outside Urbino is trying to change that as all the "FATTORIE DIDATTICHE" of the Region. Children think that when you take milk of the cow, it is cold, not hot, because they always take cold milk from the fridge, says Monserrat Podgornik, the mother of the family. She believes children should understand that when a calf drinks milk, it has to be hot in the natural way like your mama, no? marcheatopictour.wordpress.com - March 25, 7:48 AM

travertine steps to the place of stone and solitude where Santa Sperandia spent so many years of Benedictine penitence. Just getting down there in the 1200s must have been an ordeal, never mind how one might survive in such an environment. More than a mere visionary, she was also renowned for her ability to perform miracles, and is best known for her act of producing fresh cherries to some hungry labourers one cold and snowy January. She died in 1276, and her incorrupt body now lies in state in the Sanctuary dedicated to her in Cingoli, where she is the town's patron saint. On the edge of the mountain ridge are the ruins of the 13th century La Roccaccia. Only a few crumbling walls remain, but the surrounding area is littered with the stones of the one-time important medieval fortress... vintageholidays.co.uk - March 21, 6:28 AM

Mondavios castle is preserved very well, and it also contains a wax museum, where late medieval scenes are reproduced in a perfect setting. We are again in the area of Machiavellis The prince, not far from Montefeltro, the region of Urbino, where Raphael was born. Mondavio is a perfect location, as it is equally distant to the sea and to the mountains, just across Anconas province. In 1462 this place saw its greatest battle, between the Malatesta family, ruling over the coastline between todays Marche and Emilia-Romagna, and the Vatican-backed Montefeltro family from Urbino, which controlled an area across Marche and Umbria. The Vatican won, and Mondavio was given to the Della Rovere family, which had connected with the Montefeltro, whose Guidobaldo was however attacked by Il Valentino, Machiavellis infamous prince. With the end of the Della Rovere dynasty, Mondavio became officially under the jurisdiction of the Vatican, which kept it so until the unity of Italy. lemarchetours.blogspot.it - March 23, 6:40 AM

Nestled in the heart of Italy, the region of Le Marche brags some of the most stunning countryside this beautiful country retains. With vineyards stretching as far as the eye can see, bordered by a backdrop of the snow-capped Sibillini Mountains, verdurous rolling hillsides, fertile woodlands and pastoral pastures scattered with the cheerful colours of flowers, fruit trees and fauna, Le March has long been a favourite location to inspire and stimulate artists from all over the world. Given its ageless capabilities of prizing the very best from a painters brush, Le Marche is home to plenty of painting holidays and art workshops. Offering art courses in Le Marche is The Retreat, a familyrun business which provides courses for painters of all abilities to relax, take in the sheer beauty of this stunning Italian region and be inspired. Ran by John, a professional English artist and art tutor and Jana, who is an exceptional cook, The Retreat offers art courses in Le Marche for individual painters, couples and groups... www.atlanticbt.com - March 19, 9:26 AM

The cave on the northern slopes of Monte Acuto must have been difficult to see in the 13th century and even harder to get to. Carved out of the mountain's precipitous cliffs, it sits above the the rugged valley of the Laque river just a few kilometres from Cingoli. Today one can clamber down the steep slope on sets of wooden and
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a painstaking field research of the traditional costumes, archaic poetry, songs, folk songs and dance steps with ancestral origins. dressitalian.com - March 16, 2:29 AM

Vote for me - **click here** Because of my online Curation activityonline, I have been selected among the 20 Semifinalists of an International Contest. My name is Mariano and I work to promote Le Marche Region of Italy in Internet. My work focuses on these sites: I select and distribute the information collected on all major social media and distribute a daily newsletter in 250 mail to people interested in these topics. If you like what I do, let Le Marche to Win, Vote For Me: **CLICK HERE** vimeo.com - March 18, 6:03 AM A look at the last traditional barber in Urbino, Italy. The art of the true barbershop shave and a haircut is a feat worth witnessing, watching old Italian barbers hover lovingly over their charges, snipping sideburns and straight-razoring neck lines while pumping the booster seats on their nickel-plated Koch barber chairs. To say nothing of a good hot towel treatment. But thats the old world, right? www.ugfm.it - March 17, 11:01 AM

Many parts of Italy still celebrate ancient traditions, maintaining the unique character and history of their region, city and community. One of these traditions is the incredible annual festival in Ascoli Piceno: the Quintana The event takes place on the first Sunday in August and consists of a parade followed by a jousting competition between the citys six neighbourhoods. It is a celebration of Saint Emidio, protector of the city. The parade is a spectacular affair, as each of the neighbourhoods parades through the centre of the town. Each one is attempting to put on the most splendid display, presenting their warrior for the jousting tournament later in the day. Young lads twirl batons and flags, showing off their individual and collective skill. Throughout the city the crowd bears the colours of their respective neighbourhoods building the intensity during the afternoon, before the parade sets off from one of the citys squares to the main stadium. The intense heat during the day means the parade starts at about 6pm, but it is still very warm and a long way for the participants to walk in their heavy medieval clothing... www.mysteriousplaces.it - March 14, 2:01 AM

Finally in Le Marche Region is born the Folk Groups Association with over 40 members operating in this part of Italy, dealing with the recovery of traditions, through

Under the city of Osimo (province of Ancona, Le Marche, Italy) there is an incredible dark second mate. An underworld which links the main buildings, expanding throughout the city in a maze This place, full of ancient alchemical symbolism, of which has not yet been given an explanation about its creation
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and on the respective function, was certainly sailed and lived by the Knights Templar of Malta who used it for their initiation to the Order. After all, the symbolism of the labyrinth has always been considered the main element for the journey into the darkness of primal chaos toward the light, from a mere mortal and confused soul to an immortal and enlightened one. No coincidence that the path was done in an underground place... Click on the photo for the full article.

altarpiece of St. Lucy, telling the story of her martyrdom (1532); and the Visitation (1531-35). See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Castelfidardo: through history and music

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Rococo in Le Marche: Galleria degli Stucchi - Palazzo Pianetti, Jesi

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Castelfidardo is situated not so far from the sea, dominating from its hill the Musone Valley and the area of Aspio. It is known throughout the world for its famous music instruments factories, such as accordions, keyboards and organs. When passing by this places, you are invited to go and visit the Accordion International Museum, located in the basement of the City Hall. The City Hall is situated in the city centre. The Accordion is a musical instrument work of genius with an accurate mechanism so loved by many generations of Italians. In the Museum you can find documents about the history of a musical instrument that have had in Castelfidardo the main production centre for over a century, with its 350 unique specimens coming from twenty-two different countries... Read More about Castelfidardo See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

The Palazzo Pianetti or Pianetti Tesei is a Rococo palace in the town of Jesi, Italy. Presently, it is owned by the town, and the palace and its adjacent building are used as a museum and exhibition site. The Palace as now seen, was built in 1730, based on designs of Cardolo Maria Pianetti. The elaborate interior decorations with stucco and paint depict a variety of subjects and cycles. They include frescoes on stories of the Aeneid by Placido Lazzarini, the second floor stanza was decorated by the Florentine Bandinelli. Cast your eyes, almost to the point of disorientation, along the 70-metres of the Galleria degli Stucchi. Take respite in the octagonal room that completes the optical illusion, be deceived by the many trompe loeil scattered throughout the other rooms. The adjacent building houses the civic picture gallery or Pinacoteca Civica. The most important works in the collection is a group of works by Lorenzo Lotto, completed 1512-1535 for the churches of S. Francesco al Monte and S. Floriano; these include the large altar-piece of the Deposition (1512); The Madonna of the Roses (1526), the three predellas of the

Ascoli Piceno among the Top 10 Italys hidden gems

April 2nd, 2012

In Ascoli Piceno you can see and touch history: so many attractions to visit, like the Piazza del Popolo with some of the most important buildings, the Palazzo dei Capitani and the church of San Francesco.
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Le Marche Insiders Travel Stories: Ascoli Piceno Story II

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The 2013 ORCi Worlds will benefit from the support of the municipality of Ancona and the regional authorities of Marche who granted their support for the initiative. Sailing is an old tradition of this area and the event will represent a special opportunity to internationally promote Marche and its natural and architectural beauties. 2013 is also an important year for Ancona, as the city will be celebrating its 2400th anniversary of its founding, so there will be many celebrations and events on the calendar to attract the interest of visitors to the area... See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Paolo Consorti, San Benedetto del Tronto: International contemporary artist

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.. Not only is most of this enchanting town traffic-free, but much of it has not changed for centuries. For example, to the south of Via dei Soderini and to the west of Via delle Torri is a whole mass of narrow cobbled streets whose medieval fabric and spirit are almost perfectly intact. Nearby, the Palazzetto dei Longobardi is as near as you can get to an untouched medieval town house; whilst the blocks of travertine stone on the 35-metre high Torre degli Ercolani beside it are so fresh they could have been cut yesterday... See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

2013 ORCi World Championship to be held in Ancona, Italy

April 2nd, 2012

The Marina Dorica Association and the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) are pleased to announce that the 2013 ORCi World Championship will be held at Marina Dorica in Ancona, Italy over 21-29 June 2013. This annual event is the sole Offshore World Championship sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), and the four organizing clubs - SEF Stamura, Ancona Yacht Club, Lega Navale Italiana di Ancona, and Assonautica Ancona - are affiliates of the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV).

Paolo Consorti born in San Benedetto del Tronto (Le Marche, Italy, 1964), is an Italian artist. Graduated at the School of Fine Arts in Macerata, after some cinematographical collaborations with Sergej Fdorovi Bondaruk, that has won an Oscar, Consorti debuted in 1991 with his first solo exposition at the Palazzo Ducale di Urbino. In 1992 the philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer made a comparison between Consorti and Bosch on the base of the contrast between pictorial and dramatic balance of modern and post-modern. In 1994 the art critic Pierre Restany recognized in Paolo Consortis work the emergency of a sublime post-modern style. In 2004 He was included in the Zanichelli Art encyclopedia, and in 2008 He entered in the young Italian art Top 100 made by Flash Art. In 2011 He was invited at the 54th International Art Exhibition in Venice... (wikipedia)
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Le marche rich land for religious tourism: Blessed Antony of Amandola

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of the family. She believes children should understand that when a calf drinks milk, it has to be hot in the natural way like your mama, no? See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Traditional rust color hand printed linen Le Marche

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Anthony was born in Amandola in the Marche Region and, attracted by the reputation of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, he entered the Augustinian Order and distinguished himself for his humility, spirit of obedience, and mortification, as well as his apostolic zeal. Around the year 1385 he was assigned to the monastery at Tolentino where he served as sacristan in the church of his beloved Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. In 1397 he went to southern Italy, possibly to undertake the preaching ministry. In 1400 he returned to Amandola where, through his initiative, the new Augustinian monastery with its adjoining church dedicated to Saint Augustine was constructed. After his death the church was renamed in Anthony's memory. Anthony has been venerated ever since his death at Amandola on 25 January 1450. It is recorded in the municipal acts of the city that, as early as 1460, the anniversary of his death was observed as a feast and not a work day. His incorrupt body is exposed for public veneration by the faithful in the church of Saint Augustine in Amandola. www.beatoantonio.it See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Watch this video to discover one of the oldest traditions of Central Italy coming from Tuscany and arrived in Le Marche passing trough the Emilia-Romagna. The Hand printed linens are realized using hand-carved wood block prints and colors made with natural ingredients as iron oxide, white flour and vinegar. The patterns were inspired by rural life. Grapes, wheat, the rooster, sunflowers were the prevalent regional symbols. See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Mondavio, Le Marche by Fran Atopos

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Lessons from the Land in Le Marche: An Organic Farm Teaches by Example

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As important as food is, most of us know little about where it comes from. A family of organic farmers outside Urbino is trying to change that as all the "FATTORIE DIDATTICHE" of the Region. Children think that when you take milk of the cow, it is cold, not hot, because they always take cold milk from the fridge, says Monserrat Podgornik, the mother

Mondavios castle is preserved very well, and it also contains a wax museum, where late medieval scenes are reproduced in a perfect setting. We are again in the area of Machiavellis The prince, not far from Montefeltro, the region of Urbino, where Raphael was born. Mondavio is a perfect location, as it is equally distant to the sea and to the mountains, just across Anconas province. In 1462 this place saw its greatest battle, between the Malatesta family, ruling over the coastline between todays Marche and Emilia-Romagna, and the Vatican-backed Montefeltro family from Urbino, which controlled an area across Marche and Umbria. The Vatican won, and Mondavio was given to the Della Rovere family, which had connected with the Montefeltro, whose Guidobaldo was however attacked by Il Valentino, Machiavellis infamous prince. With the end of the Della Rovere dynasty, Mondavio became officially under
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the jurisdiction of the Vatican, which kept it so until the unity of Italy. See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Millenary comfort by Lucina: wearing Ancient Romans shoes today

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to get to. Carved out of the mountain's precipitous cliffs, it sits above the the rugged valley of the Laque river just a few kilometres from Cingoli. Today one can clamber down the steep slope on sets of wooden and travertine steps to the place of stone and solitude where Santa Sperandia spent so many years of Benedictine penitence. Just getting down there in the 1200s must have been an ordeal, never mind how one might survive in such an environment. More than a mere visionary, she was also renowned for her ability to perform miracles, and is best known for her act of producing fresh cherries to some hungry labourers one cold and snowy January. She died in 1276, and her incorrupt body now lies in state in the Sanctuary dedicated to her in Cingoli, where she is the town's patron saint. On the edge of the mountain ridge are the ruins of the 13th century La Roccaccia. Only a few crumbling walls remain, but the surrounding area is littered with the stones of the one-time important medieval fortress... See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

What did the ancient Romans wear on their feet? Thats what Anna asked herself. Drawing on stimuli from the impressive Roman ruins of Urbs Salvia, she tried to find an answer taking into consideration the fact that the Romans covered far more ground on foot compared with most people these days. In order to walk such enormous distances, they had to have had very comfortable and hard-wearing shoes. The Lucina Calzature project was developed in order to offer a product which could best satisfy our millennia long desire for well-being and comfort. The realisation of the Lucina line of footwear has applied as philological an approach as possible in two main aspects: the basic material to be used, and the production technique to be followed. These questions were analysed on the basis of bibliographic knowledge of a historic and archaeological nature, and of noted information of literary and iconographic sources. The method of work followed, which may be defined as experimental archaeology, has allowed the production of goods which, although by form may be compared with the footwear of Roman times, they still respect modern day needs. See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

San Severino Marche, where the 13th century is stillalive

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I have rarely seen a more charming medieval place than San Severino Marche... Now, the lower part of town is very nice, with the eggshaped main square and the impressive buildings.. this place must have been quite powerful in the past. I read San Severino was always fighting with Camerino, the first being ghibellino and the latter a stronghold of the Vatican. However, I have to say, despite the great view in Camerino, San Severino is by far more beautiful. Instead of being a dark, religious mountain town like Camerino, San Severino is more bright, square. If Camerino reminded me of the 1500s or the Inquisition (maybe because there is a quite important provincial prison there.. in a former church), San Severino is more like the 1200s, the beginning of the end of Medieval time, the time of the first Universities, but also of crusades (amazing fresco on the theme in San Severino)... make sure to walk up to the tower and visit the amazingly beautiful Castello al Monte. Its basically a whole village hidden from the view, intact walls all around and a small vibrant community living in it. Quite impressive really. Once you made it on the top, where the monastery and the tower
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Another post from the past: Le Grotte di Santa Sperandia and La Roccaccia
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The cave on the northern slopes of Monte Acuto must have been difficult to see in the 13th century and even harder

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are, you have to go down to the village and then Id suggest follow the walls to the right, until you find an entrance arch. Make a few more steps and be careful.. you will pass by a little door leading to a court. There you will see a portal that seems to come out of The name of the rose by Umberto Eco.. its so freakingly intense really... See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Art courses in Le Marche

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rock face dates back milennia, and you can see the score marks on the rocks from the chiselling work of the stone cutters. There are several other smaller caverns in the area that likely served as quarries, but the largest of them is the only one that boasts a Romanesque church at its entrance. It's called the Gallo quarry, after a rooster that was thrown into a hole to try and find two lost monks - it (the rooster) eventually came out at a spring near Camerino, some 20km away. The monks? There's no account of what happened to them. Although not quite as old as the quarry, the church at the quarry's entrance dates back almost 1,000 years, and covered a far larger area than its crumbling remains now hold on to. At one time an important Benedictine abbey, St. Eustachio in Domora started out life in Lombard times as St. Michael, and over the centuries served as a guest house on this important connection road between San Severino (in the Potenza valley) and Camerino (in the Chienti valley). Inside the main structure with its large round eye for the rose window is a shrine of sorts in Gothic style, and underneath one can still see the cells which most likely served as living quarters. The prodigious crucifix from the abbey is now in the San Lorenzo Abbey in San Severino.... click on the photo See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Nestled in the heart of Italy, the region of Le Marche brags some of the most stunning countryside this beautiful country retains. With vineyards stretching as far as the eye can see, bordered by a backdrop of the snow-capped Sibillini Mountains, verdurous rolling hillsides, fertile woodlands and pastoral pastures scattered with the cheerful colours of flowers, fruit trees and fauna, Le March has long been a favourite location to inspire and stimulate artists from all over the world. Given its ageless capabilities of prizing the very best from a painters brush, Le Marche is home to plenty of painting holidays and art workshops. Offering art courses in Le Marche is The Retreat, a familyrun business which provides courses for painters of all abilities to relax, take in the sheer beauty of this stunning Italian region and be inspired. Ran by John, a professional English artist and art tutor and Jana, who is an exceptional cook, The Retreat offers art courses in Le Marche for individual painters, couples and groups... See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

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A post from the past: the hidden haven of St Eustachio

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Vote for me - **click here** In the Valle dei Grilli to the west of the beautiful medieval town of San Severino (in Le Marche's Macerata province) there is is a huge cavern that opens into the side of the sheer Because of my online Curation activityonline, I have been selected among the 20 Semifinalists of an International
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Contest. My name is Mariano and I work to promote Le Marche Region of Italy in Internet. My work focuses on these sites: http://www.scoop.it/t/le-marche-another-italy http://www.scoop.it/t/le-marche-un-altra-italia http://www.scoop.it/t/le-marche-fashion http://www.scoop.it/t/le-marche-and-the-food http://www.scoop.it/t/wines-and-people http://www.scoop.it/t/le-marche-properties-andaccommodation I select and distribute the information collected on all major social media and distribute a daily newsletter in 250 mail to people interested in these topics. If you like what I do, let Le Marche to Win, Vote For Me: **CLICK HERE** See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

The Barber of Urbino

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A look at the last traditional barber in Urbino, Italy. The art of the true barbershop shave and a haircut is a feat worth witnessing, watching old Italian barbers hover lovingly over their charges, snipping sideburns and straightrazoring neck lines while pumping the booster seats on their nickel-plated Koch barber chairs. To say nothing of a good hot towel treatment. But thats the old world, right? See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Mondi: interior furnishings sector for public places made in le Marche

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Fighting Kites in the Skies of Urbino

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Mondi from Jesi, Le Marche, is a dynamic company with a youthful outlook, represents the current international evolution of Soluzioni in Forma which is baked by years of experience in the interior furnishings sector for public meeting places. Specialized in the design and furnishing of food and beverage shops, Mondi creates interiors that provide a unique and original ambience. Mondi design itself and with the professionalism and the attention that gives to the Clients, Mondi is among the upand-coming young Italian companies that are considered the most competitive and geared towards the future. See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Urbinos neighborhoods use the centuries-old tradition of kite-making to engage in a fierce but friendly battle each September. Sirto Sorini, 78, and Mauro Patarchi, 44, huddle intently over a table filled with objects that resemble an arts and crafts project in the same manner two men in America might analyze the engine of a 1960s muscle car. The pair makes gestures to each other as they speak rapidly and begin working with the materials in front of them. They are preparing for the annul kite festival known as the Festa dellaquilone which has taken place annually in this small Italian town since 1944. Every September, the ten neighborhoods that comprise Urbino engage in a

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competition with a fierceness at odds with the vision of graceful kites. Sir proudly displays the trophy he won in the competition last year in his front window. A passerby sees the old man through the window and shouts, The king of the kites! This king of kites has been began making kites at the age of six, and has been teaching the people of his neighborhood his skills for over half a century. He says that the people of Urbino had been building kites for centuries but it was not until 1952, eight years after the first competition, that the trophy and event were made official... See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

the agenda and the programme of the joint Emirati-Italian Forum which will be held in the region. The forum, to be held in June this year, will coincide the world endurance races to be hosted in the hilly slopes of Monte Conero overlooking the Adriatic. Sheikh Mohammed will participate in the races leading the Emirati riders. Minister of Economy Sultan Al Mansouri, who attended the meeting, said that the joint forum will represent both private and public sectors in UAE and Italy and will play a major role in developing cooperation in the areas of trade, economy, tourism and culture between the two countries. See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

The Folk Groups of Le Marche

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Ascoli Piceno: Parade and Jousting Competition

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Finally in Le Marche Region is born the Folk Groups Association with over 40 members operating in this part of Italy, dealing with the recovery of traditions, through a painstaking field research of the traditional costumes, archaic poetry, songs, folk songs and dance steps with ancestral origins. See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Many parts of Italy still celebrate ancient traditions, maintaining the unique character and history of their region, city and community. One of these traditions is the incredible annual festival in Ascoli Piceno: the Quintana The event takes place on the first Sunday in August and consists of a parade followed by a jousting competition between the citys six neighbourhoods. It is a celebration of Saint Emidio, protector of the city. The parade is a spectacular affair, as each of the neighbourhoods parades through the centre of the town. Each one is attempting to put on the most splendid display, presenting their warrior for the jousting tournament later in the day. Young lads twirl batons and flags, showing off their individual and collective skill. Throughout the city the crowd bears the colours of their respective neighbourhoods building the intensity during the afternoon, before the parade sets off from one of the citys squares to the main stadium. The intense heat during the day means the parade starts at about 6pm, but it is still very warm and a long way for the participants to walk in their heavy medieval clothing... See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Mohammed bin Rashid meets President of Italy's Marche Region

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Mohammed bin Rashid meets President of Italy's Marche Region Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum met today Gian Mario Spacca President, Marche Region, Italy. At an audience held at the Multaqa Majlis at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Spacca briefed Sheikh Mohammed on

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Italy-UAE: Marche Endurance Lifestyle presented in Dubai United Arab Emirates

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the Knights Templar of Malta who used it for their initiation to the Order. After all, the symbolism of the labyrinth has always been considered the main element for the journey into the darkness of primal chaos toward the light, from a mere mortal and confused soul to an immortal and enlightened one. No coincidence that the path was done in an underground place... Click on the photo for the full article. See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Leonardo Genius and Vision in the Land of Marches: The Book

Marche Endurance Lifestyle , the event that will take place in Monte Conero from June 14 to 17 in the context of bilateral relations between Italy and the Arab Emirates, is presented these days in Dubai. Meanwhile, the president of the Marche Region, Gian Mario Spacca, is focusing on the organisation of the Italy-UAE Economic Forum and business-to-business meetings between entrepreneurs from both countries. The governor has already had a meeting with Economy Minister Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, with whom he has opened Emirates Glass, the largest glass factory in the world. The two also visited the Dubai Expo where a meeting with businessmen from the Marche region was organised. Tomorrow the final meeting has been scheduled with Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, sheikh of Dubai and premier of the United Arab Emirates. ''We are confident,'' said Spacca, ''that the emir will accept our invitation to come to the Marche in June. His presence would give special meaning to the event, also because of the charismatic role the emir plays in the region... Click on the photo to read more See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy
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Mysterious Places - Osimo: an incredible underground town

April 2nd, 2012

Under the city of Osimo (province of Ancona, Le Marche, Italy) there is an incredible dark second mate. An underworld which links the main buildings, expanding throughout the city in a maze This place, full of ancient alchemical symbolism, of which has not yet been given an explanation about its creation and on the respective function, was certainly sailed and lived by

The monumental Mole Vanvitelliana in the harbor of the Adriatic City of Ancona is the spectacular setting for a most original Leonardo exhibition. For the first time Leonardo's presence at Urbino and Pesaro as an architect and general engineer in the service of Cesare Borgia in 1502, is presented in a historical and cultural context that includes every aspect of Leonardo's art, science and technology, and of his philosophical outlook as well. At this time, Leonardo had to cope with the most demanding of tasks, without ever losing sight of the opportunity of drawing information and inspiration from local sources and traditions. He did this by roaming a countryside of breath-taking beauty all the way down to the Sibillini Mountains at the far South, the mysterious region of the sorceress Alcina, the legendary Sibyl. This is the focal point of the medieval novel Guerin Meschino, a book Leonardo owned together with L'Acerba by Cecco d'Ascoli, a contemporary of Dante, another of his literary and philosophical sources. Paintings and drawings by Leonardo and his school from private and public
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collections, including the third version of the Virgin of the Rocks and a Bare-breasted Magdalene of stunning beauty and intriguing iconography, as well as a manuscript copy of his Book on painting in the Leopardi Library at Recanati, are also shown to fully document his presence in the Region. Finally, an exceptional presence in this exhibition is the Codex on the Flight of Birds compiled exactly five centuries ago, in 1505, and conceptually related to the Sanctuary of the Holy House at Loreto, whose Madonna is the patron of the aviators. The rarely seen materials as presented in a fully illustrated catalogue and are discussed in detail by seven scholars of international repute coordinated by the editor. See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

lamps and eco-friendly products from recovered and recycled several areas. See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Ceramics in Appignano di Macerata, Le Marche

April 2nd, 2012

Tirreno Adriatico 2012

April 2nd, 2012

The outside of the "Ceramiche Fratelli Testa" pottery workshop in Appignano di Macerata is covered in a striking kaleidoscope of colourful tiles inviting you to enter. Inside, the doors, walls and ceiling are decorated with colourful pieces of pottery and hundreds of mosaics. In 1850 his grandfather (also named Giuseppe) set up the pottery workshop and since then the family of skilled craftsmen, his father Giacinto and his brother Francesco have all been potters. The Tirreno-Adriatico cycling event, the "race of the two seas", is an elite cycle race following a route between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts of Italy. Traditionally held in early season, it is considered important preparation for the Milan San Remo classic race. See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy Giuseppe started creating pottery when he was just eight years old. His work requires great skill but he does it with a passion. When he was working there he made all his customers feel at ease in his cozy studio and often in the evenings, the older Appignanesi used to meet here to chat... read more on http://enchantingitaly.blogspot.com See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

The Recycled Lamps of Riccardo Sgattoni Design RSD

April 2nd, 2012

Lito Fontana: from San Benedetto del Tronto to the world's empyreum of trombone players
April 2nd, 2012

Lito Fontana is one of the world's truly great trombone players. Riccardo Sgattoni was born in Ascoli Piceno (Italy) With a degree in Industrial Design, since 2007, he self-produces His incredible musical journey has seen him move from Argentina to Italy and finally to Austria to become one of the world's top trombone performers.
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Lito Fontana was born in Buenos Aires and started his first studies at the age of 7 with classic guitar. After moving to Italy at the age of 11 he changed and studied trombone at the conservatory G. Rossini in Pesaro, where he took his diploma. His career as an orchestral trombone player and soloist started soon after.... Read the full story Listen See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

Jesi and its secret ruralmuseum

April 2nd, 2012

In a small caf of Jesi, very oldfashioned, rustic, some would say even ugly.. if you go across the first room, you will find a real museum. A museum on how farmers lived in the early 20th century and even earlier. In fact, its not really a museum, its supposed to be a wine drinking place, but I rarely saw anybody in there. Its very dark, a bit abandoned.. but still, its an amazing thing to see. There you can check out agricultural tools, but also musical instruments, toys of all sorts, bycicles, wooden benches, etc. So the point of this post is to point out how rural life has a meaning in Marche, a region that lived almost exclusively on agriculture for several centuries up to the 50s. Jesi has secrets everywhere for you to find out as this little caf, where nobody would really enter unless they know whats hiding in there. The owners dont seem to have an idea of how precious that place is... Read the full article See it on Scoop.it, via Le Marche another Italy

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