Among the Italian regions more interesting and rich of historical and cultural places, the Marches offer to the tourist a particularly various landscape, that extends it from the Adriatic Sea up to the high mountains of the Apennines.
Its territory include in fact beautiful and famous beaches as those of Senigallia and Marotta, the Coneropromontory with its natural park, but also the port towns of Ancona and Ascoli, the famous waterfront of St. Benedetto of Tronto with its palms, towns place of important cultural shows as Macerata, the Monti Sibillini ski-area and an infinity of medieval suburbs as Fermo, Montelupone, Potenza Picena, Montecassiano, Osimo, Gradara, St. Leo and many others.
The whole territory of Marches region is an inviting temptation for every cyclist, that here can bike between the Adriatic coast and the hinterland hills, running through beautiful valleys that in every season get different colours.
Famous in the world also for the good regional cuisine, both in meat and fish dishes (excellent the brodetto), Marches are however known above all for the city of Urbino, among the Italian World Heritage sites protected by UNESCO.
Excellent mix of history, art and culture, the ducal city of Urbino is in fact the symbol of the Marches region in the world. In 2008, the ancient university city dominated by the Ducal Palace as also been honoured by the cycling Italian Tour, that choose it as arrival place for the finish of individual time-trial started from Pesaro, its chief-town.
The Italy Bike Hotels will be a perfect place to start exploring the Marches’s territory. Interesting cycle runs will allow you to cross in total relax this beautiful region so attractive and loved by all cyclists.
Sonya Argelli
