Local Area and Attractions:
Your holiday home is within a 5 minute drive of the town of Corridonia where believe it or not you are lucky enough to find one of the few racecourse tracks they have in Le Marche - imagine what a night of fun. In Corridonia itself find the Parish Art Collection which houses Carlo Crivelli's Madonna with Suckling Child but look out for the dedicated monument to Filippo Corridoni, situated at the top of the town, which was built in the 1930s to honour a local First World War hero and this was when the town, which was previously known as Pausola, was renamed Corridonia. It is a bustling town which still holds the traditional charms of an Italian village. The local people spend their days around the town, the old men play their card games at the local bars with their childhood friends whilst the women are either working on the land or preparing the pasta lunch for the family. The welcome book found at your villa is essential reading to truly make the most of everything on offer locally.
Getting here:
Le Marche is served well by several UK airports. The nearest airport, being less than 1 hours drive from your villa, is Ancona, flying with Ryanair from Stansted. The villa, however, is also within easy reach of Bologna (approx. 2.5 hrs drive), Perugia, Pescara (both approx. 2 hrs drive) & Rome (approx. 3 hrs. drive), Also fly to Rimini (approx 1.5hrs drive) from East Midlands. For Bologna Ryanair flying from Dublin & Stansted.For Pescara - Ryanair flying from Liverpool & Stansted.For Rome - Ryanair, BA from Heathrow & Gatwick, Ryanair from Stansted,, Luton, Dublin, Glasgow, East Midlands, Nottingham E & Shannon. Driving - Ancona is approx. 950 miles from Calais. It is a very straightforward journey with as you can imagine stunning scenery along the way so why not do an overnight stop and make the journey part of your holiday.
Beaches:
Le Marche truly has everything! Although your local beach at Civitanova is less than 30 minutes drive away why not spend a day at the popular seaside holiday resort of San Benedetto Del Tronto with its 8km of sandy beach with palm trees actually growing in the sand. An elegant resort during the day and as you can imagine in the height of summer, a lively, bustling place with a fun night-life, when the sun goes down - approx 1 hrs. drive from your villa. Let's not forget the famous Velvet Beach at Senigallia. This town has been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag due to the clean and safe bathing and quality of service it provides, take in the splendid fortress here built in 1480 or perhaps go shopping for your supper at the daily fish and vegetable market - but be sure to be early to beat the Italians - their fame for their love of food is not unjustified! I have mentioned just a couple - you must read the welcome book where you will find a vast amount of info on local beaches.
Golf:
Golf Course at Conero. This is a championship par 71 course and a real challenge to golfers of all levels. 5629 metres featuring dog legs, many bunkers, much water and the occasional island green. Do note you may be required to present your club handicap certificate at reception prior to paying for your round. The Golf course is near the beach of Sirolo so for the non-golfers why not slope off to the beach meeting up afterwards for all the tall tails of the day.
