The province of Macerata (Marche) is not very crowded: 5,7 tourist arrivals per inhabitant per year (44th out of 107 Italian provinces, Eurostat data 2023).
Elcito, a handful of stone houses at 820 metres beneath Monte San Vicino: fewer than five residents and a rare, total silence in the Marche.
Very quiet Jun 21, 2026
A thousand metres up in the Sibillini Mountains, the sanctuary of Macereto is a wind-swept octagonal stone temple on a deserted plateau.
Almost deserted Jun 23, 2026
A thousand metres up in the Sibillini Mountains, the sanctuary of Macereto is a wind-swept octagonal stone temple on a deserted plateau.
Almost deserted Jun 23, 2026