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Tourism numbers climb in 2009
The region played host to 2,101,603 visitors in 2009 - an overall increase of 4% on 2008 - with the number of foreign tourists increasing by 6.9%.

Visitors to Le Marche stayed for an average of around 7.2 days.

The lion's share of the foreigners who visited Le Marche in 2009 were 19% German visitors, followed by 11% for Dutch visitors and 7% for France and Switzerland.

Of the total visitors, almost 85% were Italian and 15% were foreigners.
 

Le Marche goes orange
The Touring Club Italiano has now awarded 17 of its prestigious "Orange Flag" awards to Marche towns. Of the 170 Bandiere Arancioni Touring given to small inland comuni across Italy in recognition of the quality of what they offer the tourist while not sacrificing the environment, a total of 17 flutter over Marche towns.

The scheme was launched by the TCI, Italy's leading independent tourism association, in 1999 to give an incentive to smaller corners, away from the country's more well-known coastal resorts, who take their visitors seriously. The marchigiani comuni entitled to fly the flag are, in alphabetical order, Acquaviva Picena, Camerino, Corinaldo, Genga, Gradara, Mercatello sul Metauro, Mondavio, Montecassiano, Montelupone, Monterubbiano, Ostra, Pievebovigliana, Ripatransone, San Ginesio, Sarnano, Staffolo and Urbisaglia.

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