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“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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Harmonious hilly landscape in the Marche
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Flowers in mountain meadows
Bright coloured fields in the Marche countryside
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Tiny waterfall in the Gola dell’Infernaccio
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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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The Marche’s harmonious natural landscape
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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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