The Marche remains one of the most authentic and least crowded regions in Italy. Among the hidden villages of the interior, the Sibillini mountains, the Frasassi caves and the quieter beaches of the Conero Riviera, mass tourism has never really arrived here. Discover slow itineraries among hills, abbeys and medieval towns just waiting to be explored.
31 guides in Marche · 🛏 Dove dormire in Marche
At Fossombrone, in the Marche region, the Metauro river has carved out the Marmitte dei Giganti: a gorge of polished limestone and turquoise pools.
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.
Jun 23, 2026
At the mouth of the Frasassi gorge, in the Marche, San Vittore alle Chiuse is one of the most intact Romanesque churches in Italy: worth a stop.
Jun 23, 2026
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.
Jun 21, 2026