Day 1: Montefiore dell'Aso, Servigliano
Arrival at the airport of Rome FCO
Transfer to Montefiore dell’Aso
Visit the Polo Museale di San Francesco which houses the polyptych of Carlo Crivelli, an important pictorial work dating back to 1470
Departure to Montegiorgio
Accommodation in historical house
Time at leisure
Departure to Servigliano
Greetings by the mayor or a delegate and folkloristic show
Welcome dinner in historical country house
Back to the hotel
Overnight
Day 2: Offida, Ascoli Piceno
Breakfast in hotel
Departure to Offida
Visit the beguiling hill borgo of Offida, one of the southern Marche's smaller gems
Light lunch with tasting of fine wines and local products in historical house
Departure to Ascoli Piceno
Visit this enchanting Medieval town, characterized by a skyline punctured by domes, spires and bell towers and filled with the golden hue of the typical travertine architecture.
Show cooking and tasting of Ascolana olives
Departure to Magliano di Tenna
Dinner at local restaurant with the authentic Mediterranean Diet menu
During the dinner some experts from Piceno's Mediterranean Diet lab will explain you the importance of this cultural heritage
Back to the hotel
Overnight
Day 3: Treia, Macerata
Breakfast in hotel
Departure for a photographic experience on Monti Sibillini National Park, passing through the
wonderful borghi of Amandola, Montefortino e Montemonaco
Departure to Treia
Lunch at typical local restaurant
Visit the borgo with Piazza della Repubblica and Municipal Theater
Departure to Macerata
Visit the historical center of the town with its marvelous Sferisterio and Palazzo Buonaccorsi
Dinner at typical restaurant in Macerata
Back to hotel in Montegiorgio
Overnight
Day 4: Torre di Palme, Moresco
Breakfast in hotel
Departure to Torre di Palme
Greetings by the mayor or a delegate
Folkloristic show “Cavalcata dell’Assunta” and visit the beautiful borgo
Departure to Moresco
Visit this enchanting Medieval borgo characterized by the heptagonal tower, also famous for the production of Ciauscolo salami and fine cheeses.
Visit an oil mill and tasting of extra virgin olive oil
Visit a local sausage factory and light lunch with tasting of typical salamis such as “Ciauscolo of Sibillini” and typical cheeses
Departure to Montegranaro, known shoe manufacturing district
Visit a shoes factory to attend the production of the world's favorite accessory and time at disposal for shopping in the factory outlet
Transfer to Porto Sant’Elpidio and visit the factory outlets of some of the most important fashion Italian brands such as Prada, Tod's and Loriblu
Time at disposal for shopping
Departure to Torre di Palme
Food experience at typical local restaurant
Back to hotel in Montegiorgio
Overnight
Day 5: Loreto
Breakfast in hotel and check out
Departure to Genga
Visit the wonderful and impressive Grotte di Frasassi
Lunch at leisure
Departure to Loreto
Visit the Holy house of Loreto
Transfer to Portonovo
Visit the Cooperativa Pescatori Portonovo
In this cooperative the main activity is the fishing of “Moscioli” (mussels), a Slow Food Presidia, practiced by professional divers, who, at 5-10 meters deep, ripped the mussels from the Conero rocks.
They makes limited fishing to ensure natural reproduction and to preserve their survival.
Accommodation in historical house
Welcome dinner in hotel
Overnight
Day 6: Urbino. Montefabbri
Breakfast in hotel
Departure to Urbino
Visit this beautiful town
Lunch at leisure
Departure to Montefabbri, with a stop at the Balconies of Piero della Francesca in Urbania Loc. Pieve del Colle, where enjoy the landscape from which this illustrious painter took inspiration for the work The Triumphs, the back of the Dictator of the Dukes, today hosted at the Uffizi Gallery.
Arrival at Montefabbri
Visit the borgo and the shop of a local blacksmith with practical demonstrations of handmade iron processing
Back to hotel in Portonovo
Time at leisure
Food experience at typical local restaurant in Sirolo
Back to the hotel in Portonovo
Overnight
Day 7: Mondavio, Corinaldo
Breakfast in hotel
Departure to Mondavio and visit this beautiful borgo dominated by the imposing fortress commissioned by Giovanni Della Rovere around 1492.
The castle, in excellent state of conservation since it was never sieged or bombed, houses a museum about personal and siege weapons, armor, uniforms, and battle strategies used in the age when such bulwarks were most useful.
Transfer to Corinaldo and visit this lovely fortified hill borgo
Lunch at leisure
Departure to Gradara
Visit this wonderful borgo with the fortress
Food experience with tasting of typical cheese and salamis at typical osteria
Back to the hotel in Portonovo
Overnight
Day 8: End of services
Breakfast in hotel and check out
Departure to the airport of Bologna
End of services
