GB EXPLORING INLAND• REGION THE MARCHE, ITALY IN ONE REGION

“If one had to decide which Italian landscape was the most typical, you’d have to choose the Marche… Italy, with its range of landscapes, is a distillation of the world; the Marche is a distillation of Italy.”  Viaggio in Italia, 

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COORDINATION Department of Promotion, Internationalization, Tourism and Trade Sandro Abelardi TEXT Tourism Service Laura Capozucca PHOTOGRAPHS BY Tourism Service Archives-Region Marche GRAPHICS Tourism Service Stefano Gregori

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Sheep farming is still an important part of the economy in mountain areas

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The monastery of Fonte Avellana near Serra S. Abbondio (PU) .

Gola del Furlo Nature Reserve (PU)

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Gola di Frasassi (AN)

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“Sala delle candeline” Frasassi Caves, Genga (AN)

Flowers in mountain meadows 

Bright coloured fields in the Marche countryside

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Beech woods grow even in the highest altitudes in the Marche mountains

Tiny waterfall in the Gola dell’Infernaccio

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Arquata del Tronto (AP)

A large number of waterfalls can be found in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Ussita (MC) below the slopes of Monte Bove that form a splendid “glacial cirque”

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Strolling through the woods of the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park .

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The Marche’s harmonious natural landscape

Gerosa lake (AP) 

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An endless variety of outdoor leisure activities can be enjoyed

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M. Pizzo del Diavolo (2410 m) in the heart of the Monti Sibillini National Park 

Contact with nature along a woodland walk

Cross country skiing: a trail towards the horizon

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