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AROUND OUR B&B:
The small and picturesque village of Cupramontana
originally founded in the 6th century BC (historic churches & the
only wine label museum in the world), is located just outside one of Italy’s
best regional parks, which has the Frasassi
Caves, the largest natural caves in Europe.
There are other interesting historic towns such as Staffolo, Cingoli (also
called ‘The balcony of Le Marche) and the medieval walled town of
Jesi with its renowned Theatre
Pergolesi which hosts an excellent variety of Opera, ballet
and classical music concerts.
Near the B&B there are ancient sites which are well worth a visit,
such as: L’Eremo
dei Frati Bianchi (White Friars’ hermitage) built in the 15th
century; La Chiesa di San Giacomo della Romita built in the 13th and L’Abbazia
Del Beato Angelo an abbey dating from at least 1180.
Every year Cupramontana hosts a very important wine festival called La
Sagra dell’uva, held at the beginning of October.
Near Cupramontana you can also visit the city of Macerata with its outdoor
Opera Festival in July and August,the town of Fabriano, famous as a producer
of paper since the 13th century and Urbino, the birthplace of the famous
painter Raffaello.
SHOPPING:
The region is renowned for its shoes, clothes, leather goods
and there are a lot of outlets where you can shop at reasonable prices.
Some of the famous names are Prada, Tod’s, Della Valle, Cavalli
and more.
SEASIDE:
Most of the beaches and coastline on the Adriatic Sea are reachable from
our B&B in around 45 minutes.
Just south of Ancona you can reach Mount
Conero, a huge striking calcareous rock standing out along
the coast to form about 20 kms of coves and bays, including the enchanting
Portonovo bay. The sea water here is crystal clear and has the Blue Flag
of Europe. The whole area around Mount Conero is protected as a regional
park. The ‘Riviera of Conero’ also includes the picturesque
resorts of Sirolo, Numana and Marcelli. North of Ancona you can go to
the beautiful sea resorts of Pesaro, birthplace of the
composer Rossini,
Fano and Senigallia with its ‘velvet beach’.
MOUNTAINS:
The Monti Sibillini area is worth a
visit. These mountains became a National Park in 1993 and cover a huge
area. Some of these mountains reach over 2,ooo meters and there is skiing
in Winter. You can also reach the beautiful towns of Assisi in Umbria
(90 km), Gubbio (70 km) and also nearby Tuscany.
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