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GB EXPLORING INLAND • MARCHE REGION ITALY 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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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 %+ # #!+ 8 9" #( "0/ ## $ R! >" "$ R! "$ $ # 6 # # & # 9 #& " ""( O";# P O&#" ## #" " 4#& P O "6# P Amari (# Caffè Sport " %#A# ( # +#Mistrà "Anisetta # #( &#" ( ( vin cotto vin / 2# <94 "<94 santo "vino di visciola "# wines )< ' "9# " 4 #, # # 1 / 2# # "" *4 # * "* # # # # $& ## 42 # & " #" > # "$ ##& # 6 # (# ## # 5 " 2 # 4 # # ### " > #"" 4 "H > #" # # ( "2 3#"2##"R! &# # " THE 15 NATIONAL FORESTS OF THE MARCHE • Carpegna On Monte Carpegna (1,415 m) in the Foglia and Conca valley. 4#& );, • Cesane On horseback in the Foglia and Metauro Valleys. 6# );, • Furlo Along the Candigliano River. !+ );, 4);, 6 # );, ;# );, • Monte Montiego On Monte Montiego (975 m) between the Metauro and Candigliano Valleys );, $! >");, ;# );, • Monte Vicino sul Candigliano On horseback in the Candigliano and Metauro Valleys. 2 # 2 #);, • Bocca Serriola In the Metauro valley as far as the Marche Regional boundary. !& );, • Monte Petrano On the slopes of Monte Petrano (1,163 m) and Monte Tenetra. 4);, 4 );, • Catria In the Esino valley and on the south-west slopes of Monte Catria. $ ##)!:, • Alto Esino Along the River Esino. 6# )!:, • Cingoli Between the river Musone and Rudielle torrent in the Valle di Santa Esperandia. 4 )24, • Albacina Along the pre-Apennine ridge of San Vicino between the Esino River and Sentino torrent. $> )24, • San Severino Along the slopes of the valley of the Potenza River. $ $ # 2# )24, 4 # ")24, • Valle del Fiastrone Near Fiastra Lake. 6#)24, • Mount Castel Manardo In the Tenna valley. ! ")62, 2 # )62, • San Gerbone Between Castellano torrent, Fosso Nero and Villa San Giovanni. !+ / # )!, San Benedetto del Tronto (AP) Conero Riviera (AN) Macerata - Arena Sferisterio Monti Sibillini National Park - Monte Palazzo Borghese Villa Potenza (MC) - Ruins of ancient Helvia Rìcina Ascoli Piceno - La Quintana Inland