The way of salami… and art – Jesi and Fabriano among Verdicchio cold cuts and art
4 August 2020Walking through the Sibillini Mountains
4 August 2020Marche between Verdicchio, cold cuts and art
Short Description
Tourist Package
Locations
Including
Urbino: city of Raphael and the Renaissance.
Fabriano: the medieval old town and the Paper and Watermark Museum.
Genga: with a visit to the karst complex of the Frasassi Caves, a spectacle of exceptional beauty and the Valadier Temple.
Macerata: situated on a hill between two valleys, with the medieval old town of rare beauty.
Fiastra: with its abbey, architectural complex of rare beauty.
Ascoli Piceno: with the splendid Piazza the monumental centre of the city.
Loreto: with its Sanctuary, famous pilgrimage destination all over the world.
Recanati: with all the Leopardi’s sites.
Tastings of typical products of the area, in cellars at the producers.
Arrive in Urbino, guided tour of the city, the National Gallery of the Marche and the house of Raphael, in the afternoon departure to Fabriano, accommodation and welcome dinner with tasting of the typical and unique local meats, the Verdicchio wines and the Marche reds.
Breakfast at the hotel and visit of the medieval Fabriano, the city of paper with one of the most beautiful squares in Italy. Lunch in a typical restaurant. In the afternoon transfer to Genga to visit the Frasassi Caves and the Valadier Temple. Return to Fabriano, dinner and overnight.
Breakfast and transfer to Macerata with a guided tour of the climbing city in the hills near the sea, lunch in Fiastra, home of an ancient Abbey that you can visit with a guide.
Return to the hotel for a tasting dinner with cold cuts from Fabriano, Vincisgrassi, Agnello Razza Fabrianese, “Crescia Fojata”, Montepulciano and Mistrà.
Breakfast and transfer to Ascoli Piceno, the southernmost of the Marche with undoubted charm, rich in finds, with the phantasmagorical Piazza del Popolo and the historic Caffè Meletti (you can buy the famous “Anisetta” Meletti). Full day dedicated to the visit of this beautiful city. Lunch in the restaurant with the specialties of Ascoli (including the famous stuffed olives) then transfer to the hotel, accommodation in private rooms, dinner and overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Loreto to visit its historic center and the Sanctuary of the Holy House. Transfer to Recanati and visit to Casa Leopardi, small tasting in Cantina dei Conti Leopardi. End of services.
The price includes:
insurance, half day guided tour Urbino, 3 nights half board in Fabriano, entrance to the Frasassi Caves, half day guided tour in Macerata, lunch in Fiastra and visit of its Abbey, half day guided tour Ascoli Piceno, lunch in Ascoli, 1 night half board in Ascoli, half day guided tour of Loreto, entrance to the Library and Casa Museo di Leopardi, wine tasting.