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This week’s Italian regional lunch class focused on the little known state of Le Marche, or “The Marches”. Located on the east coast of Italy, basically in the center, Marches literally means “marches”, which is an outdated way of referring to borders or frontiers, and this region was demarcated by three of those – Ancona, [...]
Off all the important people in history who came from Camerino, there is one who had a very particular kind of work – that of court jester, hi whose job it was to make princes and courtiers laugh at time when the diversions and entertainment available today were non-existent. But how did a “jester” became [...]
Torrone Bedetti in a tempting confectionery, offers unforgettable tastes and fragrances of past times. A tradition handed down from father to son for three generations. Genuine and carefully chosen ingredients, handmade production, an untiring search for quality as well as a sheer taste for things that are simple but delicious. Bedetti produces attractive products, thanks [...]
I have rarely seen a more charming medieval place than San Severino Marche… Now, the lower part of town is very nice, with the egg-shaped main square and the impressive buildings.. this place must have been quite powerful in the past. I read San Severino was always fighting with Camerino, the first being “ghibellino” and [...]
In the Valle dei Grilli to the west of the beautiful medieval town of San Severino (in Le Marche‘s Macerata province) there is is a huge cavern that opens into the side of the sheer rock face dates back milennia, and you can see the score marks on the rocks from the chiselling work of [...]
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