Marche

Marche

• Little tour in a small region from €400

• 1st Day: Pesaro - Urbino
  

  Our tour will start at the moment of the pick up in the airport.

  Pesaro - guided tour

  The journey will continue for Pesaro. Arrived in the city , we’ll have a free lunch. 

  Sea, mountains, music and majolica tiles: the splendor of nature and history unite the Province of Pesaro and Urbino, the so-called Riviera delle Colline or "Riviera of Hills."
  

  Pesaro offers many sightseeing opportunities, starting with the streets around Piazza del Popolo and the Palazzo Ducale.

  Urbino - guided tour 

  After the visit of Pesaro, we’ll direct to Urbino, the symbol of the renaissance.

  Get lost in its little street, and get captured by its Art!

  At the end of the visits, we’ll be back in the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

  2nd Day: Ancona – Recanati
  

  Breakfast in hotel 
  

  Ancona – guided tour 

  The history of Ancona and its Province is strongly tied to the sea. It is thought that the city was founded in the 4th Century B.C. by the Greeks of Syracus. The city is composed of two districts: the old town, perched on the Guasco Hill, and the modern city. 

  Our tour will start from the top, at San Ciriaco Cathedral. Down towards the harbor stands Trajan's Triumphal Arch and the remains of the Roman Amphitheatre.

  Time for free lunch. 

  Recanati – guided tour 

  Recanati will be the second destination  of the day. 

  Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles. In 1290 it proclaimed itself an independent republic and, in the 15th century, was famous for its international fair. In March 1798 it was conquered by Napoleon Bonaparte.

  It is the hometown of the tenor Beniamino Gigli and the poet Giacomo Leopardi, which is why the town is known to some as "the city of poetry". Famous medieval ashkenazi kabbalist rabbi Menahem Recanati flourished here in the 13th century. Teatro Persiani named after Giuseppe Persiani an opera composer, born in 1799, is located in the town.

  After the visit of these cities we'll be back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. 

  3rd Day: Ascoli Piceno – Fermo
  

  Breakfast  in hotel 

  Ascoli Piceno - guided tour 

  We’ll leave the hotel and travel towards Ascoli Piceno. The characteristic buildings, streets and piazzas tell the story of centuries of history. From the facades of its Medieval buildings to its old maze of streets and trails, Ascoli Piceno is a town of art, culture and strong traditions. 

  It is also a cohesive and harmonious mix, due to the widespread use of travertine marble for everything from simple buildings to palaces, from the churches to the pavement of its piazzas.

  Lunch 

  Fermo - guided tour 

  After lunch we’ll travel towards the city of Fermo. The territory of Fermo is one vast museum. Everywhere we find the archaeological relics of both the Picentini people and the Romans - splendid abbeys, solitary churches, Medieval towers and noble palaces. cisterns at Fermo, an intact theatre, the remains of the villas, and an Hellenistic temple at Monte Rinaldo. 

  Dinner and overnight stay 

  4th Day: Caves of Frasassi – Jesi
  

  Breakfast in hotel 

  Caves of Frasassi - guided tour 

  We’ll prepare for the check out and leave for Caves of  Frasassi. 

  The caves are situated 7 kilometres (4 miles) south of Genga, near the civil parish of San Vittore and the Genga-San Vittore railway station (Rome-Ancona line).

  Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.

  Near the entrance to the caves are two sanctuary-chapels: one is the  Sanctuary of Holy Mary under the Rock and the second is the Neoclassical architecture formal temple, known as Tempietto of  Valadier.

  Jesi - guided tour 

  One of Le Marche's loveliest and liveliest cities, it also has a regal past. Jesi started life as an outpost which saw fighting and melding between the Umbri and Piceni tribes, before being conquered by the Romans in 283 BC.

  Lunch and back to the airport