Discovering the Marche in summer: activities for an unforgettable holiday

Truffles and cooking classes, but also excursions and balloon flights

There are those who organize their holidays in order to have a 100% relaxing experience, removing work thoughts and small and big daily worries. Others choose the fun of nightlife, to experience a holiday as if it were always Saturday night. If your idea of travel, on the other hand, is finding something exciting and original to do, below you will find 5 ideas for organizing summer activities in the Marche region, which will also be useful for choosing the best villa with swimming pool where to stay!

Enjoy the taste! Aperitifs and tastings in the Marche region

Land rich in historical and artistic traditions, the Marches are a true excellence as regards fine wines and gastronomic products. From ciauscolo to fossa cheese, from Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi to stuffed olives: if you want to experiment the local cuisine you are spoiled for choice! For this reason, one of the most original and tasty activities you can do if you plan a holiday in the Marche region in the summer is participating in a tasting event at local farmhouses, villages and wineries. During these meetings you will have the opportunity to taste authentic local products, usually from a short supply chain, relaxing in a fairytale setting.

If you are a wine lover, for example, you may find a aperitif in the cellar to your liking, a guided tasting through the best Marche wine labels. If, on the other hand, you are a fan of fresh beer mugs, don't miss the tasting of craft beers at two historic breweries in Apecchio and Sassocorvaro. All accompanied by a complete and - of course - typical menu!

Get to know the local gastronomy with cooking classes

A holiday in the Marche is not complete without a tasting of its most representative ingredients. This can take place in the local restaurants or in the food festivals organized throughout the year. Quite another thing, however, is personally putting your hands in the dough, in the true sense of the word!

Just as in the Marche houses the secrets of fresh pasta are handed down from generation to generation, there are various cooking courses organized in various locations in the region, designed to teach tourists and gastronomy enthusiasts the methods of preparing different recipes of the typical cuisine.

One of these is the course Pasta Academy, a lesson in the villa in the company of local chefs and the housewives of Acqualagna. Between fettuccine, tagliatelle, sheets for lasagna, ravioli, cappelletti and other typical recipes of Central Italy, fresh egg pasta will no longer be a mystery!

Truffle hunting in the Marche woods

The Marches have a lot to offer in terms of food and wine culture, but there is one product in particular that is the King of local cuisine: His Majesty the truffle. The variegated territory of the Marche guarantees this precious ingredient the best environmental conditions to be able to ripen, giving life to different variations of truffle depending on the area.

In the North, the Bianco Pregiato is more widespread, a true excellence of the region. Behind its irregular shape - more or less accentuated depending on the type of soil in which it grows - this product has an intense and unmistakable aroma and a slightly spicy flavour. One of the most suitable locations for its research is undoubtedly Acqualagna, in the province of Pesaro Urbino. So if you stay in one of our best villas in the city - such as Villa Montefalcone - you can taste a white truffle dish in one of the typical restaurants in the area. In the southern Marche, on the other hand, the black truffle is more frequently encountered, characterized by a sweet and slightly fruity aftertaste, excellent to be eaten even cooked.

The undisputed protagonist of numerous courses - to flavor cured meats, cheeses, meat-based dishes and first courses - as well as exciting festivals and gastronomic events, in the warmer months the summer truffle can also become an excuse for a fun activity, to discover the typical places of this product. For example, you can take part in a truffle hunt in Acqualagna. In the company of an expert and a trained dog, you will explore the woods of the area and go in search of this precious ingredient, to then taste it firsthand during a themed aperitif.

Excursion to the Lame Rosse

No need to book a plane to the United States to admire the beauty of a breathtaking canyon. The Marches already take care of this, thanks to one of its most coveted points of interest: the Lame Rosse. The perfection of these rock formations with reddish hues - due to the presence of iron in the smooth layer - is such that it seems impossible that man had no role in their creation. Instead, the merit of this work of art goes entirely to the atmospheric agents, which have eroded the rock over the millennia, with a slow relentlessness that has given life to towers and pinnacles with a limestone base, called "fairy chimneys".

Due to the magnificence of the place and the ease with which they can be reached, it is unthinkable to visit the Marches without organizing a trekking day at the Lame Rosse. The attraction can be visited independently, or - even better - with an organized trip. Thanks to the latter, you will have an expert naturalistic guide at your disposal who will be able to share with you information on when and how the Lame Rosse were formed, as well as some curiosities about this fascinating natural phenomenon.

The best summer activities for those who love adrenaline: the tour of the Marche region in a hot air balloon

Are you fascinated by gritty and adrenaline-pumping experiences? Then what could be right for you is a hot air balloon ride , an unforgettable experience. If you don't suffer from vertigo, the hot air balloon tour is one of the most original activities to do or to give as a gift for a special occasion, especially if you want to see the world from a whole new perspective.

In this way you will be able to see firsthand how multifaceted and complex the landscape of the Marche region is: glimpses of clear sea and wild coasts, wooded spots and boundless meadows, hills, cultivated fields and endless vineyards, in a flight that lasts a few hours, but that you will remember for the rest of your life.

Even more impressive is a flight that opens with a tasty breakfast based on local products, such as one of our balloon tours, which starts from the Monti Sibillini area to fly over the marvelous hills of the Marche region.

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