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Area: 9.694 km2
Population: 1.472.097 (2001)
Regional Capital: Anconna
Located in central Italy, the Marche region confined to the north with the Emilia Romagna, in the west with the Umbria, to the south with Abruzzo and the Adriatic Sea to the east.

Places to see - Things to do:
- the Beaches of Fano, Gabicce Mare, Grottammare, Numana, Senigallia...
- Frasassi's Grotto, with its lakes and its giant stalactites and stalagmites...
- the Montefeltro: Carpegna, Frontino, Monte Grimano, San Leo, Sant’Agata Feltria, Sassocorvaro, Piandimeleto, Pietrarubbia...
- the Duke lands: Gabicce Mare, Gradara, Pesaro, Urbino...
- The Roman ruins and places of Faith: Avellana, Cagli, Fonte Loreto Frontone, Monterinaldo, Piobbico ...
- Leopardi's places: Porto Recanati, Montefano, Macerata, Mogliano, Monte San Giusto, Civitanova Marche, Potenza Picena ...
- Picturesque tiny towns: Cingoli, Corinaldo, Montefabbri, Monterubbiano, Moresco, San Ginesio...

Gastronomy: -non exhaustive list-
Ascolana style olives ; brodetto, pasta (cappelletti, maccheroncini, Quadrelli, Tacconi, tortelli di San Leo, 'vincisgrassi'...) ; spelt, cabbage, cauliflower, lentils from Castelluccio di Norcia; stuffed rabbit, Marches' style sardines, stuffed cuttlefish ; ham from Carpegna ; cheese (casciotta, Caprino, casecc, pecorino, ricotta ...) ; bread and similar (chichiripieno, ... crescia) ; biscuits and desserts (Anicetti, ciambellone, miaccio, nougats pie...) ; quince jam, chestnuts ; olive oil ; sapa (syrup obtained by boiling must), wine (lacrima di Morro d'Alba, Rosso Conero, Verdicchio, Vernaccia di Serrapetrona)...

Festivities & Events: -non exhaustive list-
Octobre
¤ 2° quinzaine, Foire nationale de la Truffe à Acqualagna.
January / February
¤ Sunday and Shrove Tuesday, Carnival of the Adriatic in Fano: dance, music, parades of masks and floats, candies launching...
March / April
¤ Sunday before Easter, "Palio della Rana" in Fermignano: the 'Palio' is a race in which the representatives of the districts face pushing a wheelbarrow with a frog on board. The frog is due to arrive safe and sound at the end of the way...
August
¤ ° 1 Sunday, "Giostra della Quintana" in Ascoli Piceno: historical parade, medieval jousting.
¤ 1 ° fortnight, "Festa del Mare" in Fano: festival dedicated to the sea, gastronomic stands, music and dances ...
¤ 16/18, "Templaria" to Castignano: historical evocation from the Templars, former arts and crafts, theater performance, medieval menus ...
¤ Varying date, "Rossini Opera Festival" in Pesaro.
October
¤ 2 ° fortnight : Truffle Fair in Acqualagna.

Native People: -non exhaustive list-
B. Gigli, tenor ; G. Leopardi, poet ; Raffaello, painter ; V. Rossi, motocyclist ; G. Rossini, compositor ; R. Tebaldi, soprano...