We landed in Paris yesterday afternoon and after a short layover, we took a two hour flight to Bologna, Italy to begin a new adventure! Our plan is to visit a few places that we know and appreciate (Bologna, Orvieto, and Rome) plus the Le Marche region (also called “The Marches.”) which is new to us.
The Marches region which runs along the eastern Adriatic Coast is one that we’ve wanted to visit for quite some time – it’s been called a less-traveled Tuscany.
For transport, we’ll use a combination of trains, buses, and a rental car which we’ll pick up at the Ancona Airport in a few days. We’ve had to reorganize a part of our original itinerary due to devastating heavy rainfall and flooding in Senigallia last week. With no further hiccups, this trip will take us to:
- Urbino,
- Fano,
- Ascoli, and
- Fermo.
We’ve left a few days unplanned to spend time in places that we discover along the way. Our itinerary includes a combination of seaside villages, hill towns and cities.
The maps below shows the Le Marche region:
Our first stop before we travel to Le Marche is Bologna. It’s our first full day here and we’re enjoying a chance to practice the Italian that we’ve been learning, tastes of gelato, and exploring the porticos of this city. The university here was founded in 1088!
Our room at Albergo delle Drapperie is small, but the location on a pedestrian street with a pastry shop and a fruit market make up for piccolo space.
We’re having a great time so far…if you’d like to follow along, just come back to this link every day or two….we hope to post some more photos along the way!
Ciao!
Sharon and Larry