Outdoor Activities

Things to do - Exploring nature
Le Marche is an area renowned for its beautiful nature. The region offers many ways to explore outdoor life. There are walks and hikes for everyone, featuring rolling hills and mountains over 1500 metres high, nature parks, coastal landscapes and sandy beaches. It is possible to play golf or tennis and for the more adventurous ones there are cycle, (downhill) mountainbike - and rock climbing routes.
You will discover spectaculair gorges and valleys and some of the best views in Europe. You wil pass through prehistoric settlements and discover preserved castles dating back to the middle ages.

Village Strolls and Walks
Many of the old towns and villages are build on hilltops and cars are not allowed all the way in. So when visiting you will do some exercise going up and into the town center. Urbino is one of the highlights in the region, with steep climbs through narrow streets and alleyways.
Beaches
The coastline is at about a 15 minutes drive from the house, the Adratic coast has many nice beaches, stretching from Pesaro in the north, Fano which is closest, Marotta and Ancona to the south. Near Ancona is a spectacular coastal area with nice cliffs, called Portonovo near Monte Conero.
Nature parks, walks and hikes
For a nice day trip go to Parco Naturale Regionale Gola della Rossa e di Frasassi, Monte Nerone and Monte Cartina. It is high up, so nice and cool in summer.
On the way there you can visit the Furlo Gorge. Worthwhile is the drive up to the Rifugio del Furlo, from there it is a short walk to Terazzo del Furlo with breathtaking views.
Monti Sibillini-National Park (Appenine Mountains):
The national park includes ten mountains over 2,000m.
Sibillini Mountains offer a really dramatic landscape, flower filled plateaux, rolling hills, ideal for sporty activities as well as bird watching, photography, drawing and painting.

Golf Courses & Resorts
Conero Golf Course (near Ancona)
Rimini Verucchio Golf Club
Riviera Golf Resort (San Giovanni in Marignano)

Swimming
- Ca'Lucciola swimming pool (6 x 12 metres)
- Wild swimming in rivers and lakes
- The sea

Cycling & (Downhill) Mountainbiking
There are plenty of cycling opportunities in the Marche area. From cycle-touring to road cycling to xc riding to enduro and downhill mountain biking.
Numerous picturesque hilltop castellos and citadels such as Mondavio and Montemaggiore are linked with 100s of kilometres of quiet country roads which wind through the hills and mountains of the Marche area.
This makes the area ideal for cycle-touring between villages and stopping off for an espresso and some real Italian food, or the perfect early season road cycling and cyclocross training ground.
This massive network of country roads provides plenty of options to extend rides or shorten them and allows you to appreciate the beauty of the region and small town Italy life. With the largest climb on stage 8 of the 2019 Giro d’Italia (Monte Della Mattera) only 15kms away, you know the area has potential for some stunning and challenging rides.
There are a number mountain bike trail networks in the area, the closest and most developed being known as Cesane bike park on the outskirts of Fossombrone, 16kms or a 20 minute drive away. There are 10 official trails here (and more unofficial) that range from natural xc/trail blue grade tracks to single black jump/flow trails and a double black downhill track with drops and rockgardens. These trails are mainly 2kms or longer and drop an average of 400 metres. These tracks can be shuttled as it has an asphalt road climbing to the top of the mountain.
- Cesane bike park
- Pietralata enduro bike park
- Monte Catria

Tennis - Skiing - Horseback Riding - Kayaking - Ballooning Flights - Sailing – Rockclimbing
All of the above mentioned activities are available in the Marche region, search the internet for places to go!
Some even are surprisingly close to our house!

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