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Share your Italian Story: Working in Senigallia

With hindsight now on my side, I can freely admit that I was somewhat underprepared for my first day working in Italy. Or perhaps I was just overwhelmed....

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Deadly Storms Prompt State of Emergency

A state of emergency has been declared in the Marche region after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in central and southern Italy.

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Senigallia: A Tale of Two Seasons

Arriving in Senigallia in mid-August last year, I was greeted by an Italian coastal town that appeared to be in the throes of summer...

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Senigallia is most energy efficient town

The town of Senigallia [Marche] was declared the most energy efficient in Italy at the Klimaenergy Fair in Bolzano on Thursday.

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Hats off to Montappone

The small hill town of Montappone [Marche] has been a millinery centre since the seventeenth century and now it celebrates its art in an exhibition charting the history of the cinema through the hats worn by actors...

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I borghi d'Italia - villages of Italy

This year “I Borghi più belli d’Italia” ["Most Beautiful Villages of Italy"] Club is holding its fifth Festival in San Ginesio a Sarnano [Marche] from 3rd – 5th September. This will be the Festival's first international edition and there will be something for everybody there....

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Le Marche at the table

Get a taste of what the region has to offer with Chiara Paolin...

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Borgo della Nave, Le Marche

Luxurious apartments with far-reaching country and sea views are available for sale in a new development designed to look like an ancient hamlet...

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When your Italian accent bites the dust...

It was meant to put the Marche Region on the map: an advertisement featuring two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman strolling in the breathtaking Marche countryside whilst reciting poetry by one of the Region’s greatest sons, Giacomo Leopardi ...

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Watch your tongue in Italy!

Poking your tongue out in order to insult someone became a crime in Italy on Friday when the Cassazione, Italy’s highest Court of Appeal, upheld a farmer’s conviction for doing so. Last year the farmer, Carlo O… from Fabriano [Marche] walked into a field belonging to a neighbour with whom he had often quarrelled and poked his tongue out at him. Unfortunately for Mr O his neighbour immortalised the moment with a camera phone....

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