Other web sites Here is a
selection of some of the more useful web sites we've found. We're always looking to expand this section so let us know of any sites you think ought to be listed or if you find any broken links.
- Weather
Weather & climate website for Le Marche (in Italian but the pictures are easy to understand).
- Food & wine
La Tavola Marche - good food blog from cookery school
- Italian language schools
Centro Culturale Conero - Italian language and culture courses near Monte Conero
- Cycling & Golf
British cyclist Allan Nelson's account of a Marche cycling tour back in 2000 Conero Golf Club - a link to the region's golf course
- Miscellaneous
Bronzi Dorati - a site about the gilded bronzes of Pergola Bill Thayer's Gazetteer of Le Marche - excellent and erudite personal account of travels in the region
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Books One advantage of the Marche is that they have yet to be discovered
by large numbers of tourists; the corresponding disadvantage is that the range of guide books dedicated to the region is limited.
But now you can get a copy of our very own new guide to the region Le Marche: an insider's guide
, available as a paperback or as an ebook download. See our buy the book page for details.
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Maps The best map of the area for motorists and cyclists is the 1:200,000
Touring Club Italiano map of Umbria & Marche.
For walkers and mountain bikers find the three 1:50,000 sheets covering the mountainous zones of the Marche produced by KOMPASS-FLEISCHMANN:
- Sheet 664: Gubbio-Fabriano
- Sheet 665: Assisi- Camerino
- Sheet 666: Monti Sibillini
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Italian tourist information offices abroad The Italian State Tourist
Board has branches in most capital cities offering a wealth of free tourist literature. You'll find their website here. Tell them you
want to go to the Marche and complain if they don't flood you with glossy brochures.
- Amsterdam Stadhouderskade 6, 1054 ES Amsterdam.
- Frankfurt Kaiserstrasse 65, 6000 Frankfurt/Main 1 (also in Dusseldorf and Munchen).
- London 1 Princes Street, London W1R 8AY.
- Madrid Calle de Alcala 63, Madrid 28014 (also in Barcelona).
- Toronto 175 Bloor Street, East Suite 907 - South Tower, Toronto (Ontario) M4W 3R8
- Moscow 101000 - Office 212, Tchistopruonyj Bul. 5/10.
- New York Suite 1565, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10111.
- Chicago 500 North Michigan Avenue Suite 2240, Chicago IL 60611.
- Los Angeles 12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90025.
- Paris 23 rue de la Paix, 75002 Paris.
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Tourist information offices in the Marche
For tourist information offices just look for the italic "i" information symbol. Provincial capitals have offices that carry barrowloads of leaflets on the whole province, other larger towns of interest to tourists will have an information office with street plans, hotel lists, etc., open daily; smaller towns and villages will only have a Pro Loco with limited opening hours.
The main tourist information offices are:
- Ancona: via Thaon de Revel, 4, 60124 Ancona. tel +39 071 358991 fax +39 071 3589929
e-mail: iat.ancona@regione.marche.it
- Ascoli Piceno: Piazza del Popolo, 1, 63100 Ascoli Piceno. tel +39 0736 253045 fax +39 0736 252391
e-mail: iat.ascolipiceno@regione.marche.it
- Civitanova Marche: Corso Garibaldi, 7, 62012 Civitanova Marche. tel +39 0733 813967 fax +39 0733 815027
e-mail: iat.civitanova@regione.marche.it
- Fabriano: Corso della Repubblica, 70, 60044 Fabriano. tel +39 0732 625067 fax +39 0732 629791
e-mail: iat.fabriano@regione.marche.it
- Fano: via C.Battisti, 10, 61032 Fano. tel +39 0721 803534 fax +39 0721 824292
e-mail: iat.fano@regione.marche.it
- Fermo: Piazza del Popolo, 5, 63023 Fermo. tel +39 0734 228738 fax +39 0734 228325
e-mail: iat.fermo@regione.marche.it
- Gabicce Mare: Viale della Vittoria, 41, 61011 Gabicce Mare. tel +39 0541 954424 fax +39 0541 953500
e-mail: iat.gabicce@regione.marche.it
- Loreto: via Solari, 3, 60025 Loreto. tel +39 071 970276 fax +39 071 970020
e-mail: iat.loreto@regione.marche.it
- Macerata: Piazza della Libertà, 12, 62100 Macerata. tel +39 0733 234807 fax +39 0733 234487
e-mail: iat.macerata@regione.marche.it
- Pesaro: viale Trieste 164, 61100 Pesaro. tel +39 0721 69341 fax +39 0721 30462
e-mail: iat.pesaro@regione.marche.it
- San Benedetto del Tronto: viale delle Tamerici, 5, 63039 San Benedetto del Tronto. tel +39 0735 592237 fax +39 0735 582893
e-mail: iat.sanbenedetto@regione.marche.it
- Sarnano: Largo Ricciardi, 1, 62028 Sarnano. tel +39 0733 657144 fax +39 0733 657343
e-mail: iat.ancona@regione.marche.it
- Senigallia: Piazzale Morandi, 2, 60019 Senigallia. tel +39 071 7922725 fax +39 071 7924930
e-mail: iat.senigallia@regione.marche.it
- Urbino: Piazza Duca Federico, 35, 61029 Urbino. tel +39 0722 2613 fax +39 0722 2441
e-mail: iat.urbino@regione.marche.it
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