Pasta factory tours

In nearby Campofilone, a family pastificio has been drying maccheroncini since 1912. We book you in for a morning visit, tasting included.

Olive grove visits

Walk our own terraces at golden hour with the family, or visit a larger monumental grove near Recanati where trees are older than the region itself.

Olive oil making

In November we take you to the local frantoio when the presses are running — the smell of new oil, a tasting on toasted bread, bottles to take home.

Local wineries

Small family cellars making Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, Rosso Piceno and the deep Lacrima di Morro d'Alba — we introduce you personally.

Historic villages

Montelupone, Recanati, Fermo, Ascoli Piceno and Loreto — hilltop towns of pale stone, quiet piazzas and honest trattorie the guidebooks rarely reach.

Local markets

The Wednesday market in Monte San Giusto, the Saturday one in Macerata — cheeses from the mountains, olives, wild greens and the neighbours' gossip.

Cycling routes

Quiet ridgetop loops among the vineyards, long descents to the Chienti river, and a road bike route toward the Sibillini for stronger legs.

Nature walks

The Sibillini National Park is an hour inland — beech woods, mountain lakes and shepherds' paths. We pack you a picnic and a hand-drawn map.

Adriatic coast day trips

The Riviera del Conero is a thirty-minute drive — white cliffs, small pebble coves at Sirolo and Numana, and a plate of brodetto by the harbour.

Hidden local gems

A ceramic workshop in the old town, a jazz bar that opens only in July, a farmer who bakes bread on Saturdays — the addresses we usually keep for ourselves.

The Leopardi trail

Recanati is a short drive away — the birthplace of Giacomo Leopardi. Wander the poet's garden and the piazza he called 'del sabato del villaggio'.

A day at Sferisterio, Macerata

In July and August, open-air opera at the Sferisterio — we hold aside a late supper for you when you come home.

Around Villadel Sorriso.