Had the charming, stone-built towns and villages that I remembered survived the disaster? Since my last visit to Le Marche, substantial earthquakes had rattled the region to its foundations, causing nearly 300 deaths and damaging thousands of homes and monuments. Whichever route you’ll take, you’ll quickly leave the tourist bustle behind, passing small villages of stacked stone houses that you’ll want to bookmark for future Italian adventures.Īs I arrived in Tolentino, however, I felt a tinge of apprehension. Tolentino is also easily accessible from Rome in 3.5 hours by Flixbus, or five hours by train (with a change in Fabriano). The gateway stop for my circuit through the hills of Le Marche was the lowland city of Tolentino, a 1.5-hour train ride from Ancona – the region’s seaside capital, served by budget flights from London, Paris, Barcelona and other European hubs. Slow travel is not just an option here: it comes with the territory. The ancient townships of Le Marche are linked not by tourist coaches and high-speed trains but by trundling local buses. This lovely, overlooked province north of Rome could easily be mistaken for Tuscany – yet the lack of tour buses is an instant giveaway. Local buses link the hilltop villages of Le Marche © Joe Bindloss The gateway to Le Marche
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