Le Marche another Italy

In the early decades of the twentieth century, in Montegranaro, a little city in the Marche region, immediately after the First World War, Adelio Franceschetti (1893-1957), grandfather of the current owners of the Calzaturificio Franceschetti, started men’s shoes production, completely handmade in the workshop downstairs.
His two sons, Annibale and Ugo, soon joined him in the shop and at the end of World War II Adelio established, with their support, the company “Calzaturificio Adelio” of Franceschetti Brothers.
Annibale and Ugo carried on the production of shoes after the death of their father in 1957, changed location several times for their laboratory, until 1965, when it was inaugurated what today is the base of the Calzaturificio Franceschetti.
In 1983, with the transition to the third generation, the current company was established under the name of Calzaturificio “Franceschetti Srl. The company’s partners are the three children of Annibale.
Today some of Annibale’s grandchildren work at the company. This is the fourth generation.

When American newlywed Ashley Bartner visited Italy on honeymoon in the spring of 2006, her life was about to change more than she ever expected.

The horse racing event comprises the ‘sport’ part of the Marche Endurance Lifestyle. Sport has an amazing ability to bring people together and the Marche Endurance Lifestyle 2013 does the same. The mega event is all set to take place this year in Italy in a tried and trusted format that shows how sport, business, international meetings and regional promotion can focus the spotlight on two countries, the UAE and Italy.

Last year His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai (the winner of last edition), his sons Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai (who will attend the event this year and who was placed second last year) and Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (who was placed third), took part at the event.

“The ‘sport’ part of Marche Endurance Lifestyle will consist of the Conero Endurance Cup, scheduled for Saturday, June 15, which will see riders from all over the world challenge each other on a course drawn up entirely within the Conero Regional Park,” says Gianluca Laliscia, the owner of sistemaeventi.it in Italy, and the organiser of Endurance Lifestyle for several years. For the past two years he has been organising the event in Marche, Italy [...]

This year I taught again on the Comenius / Grundtvig funded course called TACCLE. It is a week long course for teachers who want to learn more about technology. Teachers can now apply for a grant to participate in the course with their National Agency. Deadline for grant applications is September 17th.
Registrations are now open for the 6th edition of the TACCLE course in April 2014.
You might be interested to learn that we are organising a new edition of our TACCLE course in April 2014 in Italy.
With this fifth in-service training, which will run from 6 until 13 April 2013 in Urbino, Italy our aim is to help teachers to develop state of the art content for e-learning in general and for learning environments in particular. We try to achieve this by training teachers to create e-learning materials and raising their awareness of e-learning in general. TACCLE will help to establish a culture of innovation in the schools in which they work. The training is geared to the needs of the classroom teachers but teacher trainers, ICT support staff and resource centre staff may find it useful too!
This course is not aimed at advanced users of ICT. [...]

Nerina, also dubbed the boat of solidarity, left the port of Syracuse on Monday morning. This sailing boat was restored by a group of ex-convicts and former drug addicts from a prison in Palermo. The Nerina team left for Ancona [Le Marche] to participate in the world sailing championship Orc International from June 21 through 29. The boat was made available by a nautical company from Syracuse for the program Libera di, Libera da directed by Concetta Carbone and realized by the cooperative Tandem, which has been dealing with the social reintegration of young offenders for years now. Eighteen students, selected from the local Asp8 Sert, have learned activities related to sailing and boat construction. The project’s goal was the ambitious participation in the World Championship where some of the kids participate as board members, others as technicians until the end the event.

The Rossini Opera Festival (frequently referred to among musicians as the Pesaro Festival and usually nicknamed just ROF) is an opera festival held in August of each year in Pesaro, Italy, the birthplace of the opera composer Gioachino Rossini.

Program - XXXIV Edition - 10~23 August 2013

• L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI - 10, 13, 16, 19 & 22 August, at 20.00 - Teatro Rossini
• GUILLAUME TELL - 11, 14, 17 & 20 August, at 18.00 - Adriatic Arena

• L'OCCASIONE FA IL LADRO - 12, 15, 18 & 21 August, at 20.00 - Teatro Rossini

• IL VIAGGIO A REIMS - 13 & 16 August, at 11.00 - Teatro Rossini

• LA DONNA DEL LAGO - 23 August, at 20.30 - Teatro Rossini
• CONCERTS - Accademia Rossiniana - 19 July, at 20.00 - Teatro Sperimentale
• Rossinimania - 14 August, at 11.30 - Auditorium Pedrotti

• Concerti di Belcanto - 15, 18 & 21 August, at 17.00 - Auditorium Pedrotti
• D'amor sull'ali rosee - 19 August, at 16.30 - Teatro Rossini
• Péchés de vieillesse - 13 & 14 August - Rocca Costanza

For centuries the Adriatic has been a major highway and, for this reason, the Abruzzo and Le Marche regions of Italy share history, culture, tourism, arts and ancient crafts with Croatia. The EU "Adristorical Lands" project aims to highlight remarkable, but largely unknown attractions, on both sides of the Adriatic. I embark on a voyage of discovery.
Pescara [...]
Abruzzo [...]
Le Marche - Crossing into Le Marche the scenery changes, mountains replaced by rolling green hills and villages by much larger settlements. Ascoli Piceno has a delightful historical centre built out of travertine, a local limestone, and the Renaissance Piazza del Popolo is among the most beautiful squares in Italy. There's much to explore here, including the Cathedral and the Palazzo dell'Arengo, housing the city's magnificent art collection. Also worth a visit is the beautifully restored theatre.
Slightly smaller than Ascoli is Offida, dating back to the stone age, and built entirely of Le Marche brick. It's famous for its lace and the local women can still be seen, sitting outside their houses with needle and thread. The most impressive monument is the church of St. Maria della Rocca, once a castle but donated to the Franciscan monks in 1039 . They incorporated an older church into the crypt and their new church occupies the first floor, with traces of the original frescoes still visible.

Hvar, Croatia [...]

Senigallia is the port city that will host the annual Italian summer Jamboree 50s festival. The city is located in the Adriatic Riviera of the country and is famous for its history, beautiful marine landscapes and much more. This is also a preferred holiday destination for many families from all over the world. It is because Senigallia is a quiet, clean and exceptionally Italian town with a lot to give back to its visitors.
Unlike usual, though, between 3rd and 11th August 2013 the town will be transformed by the noisiest and biggest music festival on the Adriatic as the Summer Jamboree 50s fest will once again take over the port and turn it into the most exciting August party place in Europe. Music from the 40s and 50s of the past century will be played and performed live on stage. Duane Eddy, California’s The Paladins and Ray Gelato & the Giants are just some of the headliners of the event. [...]

In a perfect world, we wouldn't need to explain why Italy's beaches and islands are worth visiting.

• Cretaccio Island
• Isola Bella Beach
• Asinara Island
• Chiaia di Luna Beach
• Palmarola Island
• Lampedusa Island
• Ventotene Island
• Mondello Beach

Numana Beach - Mountain trails make this one beach destination you won't want to laze about on. Inside the Mount Conero Park on the Adriatic coast, Numana Beach lies at the base of a high, rugged cliff.

It's silent, peaceful and breezy and surrounded by lush vegetation: no wonder hermits used to come here in the Middle Ages to meditate.
To get here, take highway A14, exit at Ancona -- the area is also connected by plane from Rome and Milan.

• Lipari Island
• La Maddalena Island 
• San Vito lo Capo beach

The first time I went to Italy, I wanted to see the popular cities, but I also wanted to settle in to one of the country’s lesser known places. One by one, I looked at various areas. The fact that I couldn’t find much information online about Le Marche, confirmed my sense that this was the place to go. The long, narrow region stretches down along the Adriatic Sea from not far south of Venice to a spot roughly parallel with Rome. Its western edge is the ridge of the Apennines, the mountain spine that runs the length of the Italian boot.
In the week my husband and I spent exploring Le Marche in our rental car from the north to the south, we never saw a tour bus. We never saw a t-shirt shop. What we did see were so many hill-top medieval and Renaissance fortified villages and castles that we felt deprived when we saw a hilltop that grew trees instead of stone walls and turrets. [...]

The day of Palm Sunday, farmers in le Marche bring some olive branches to the Church for their blessing and to use them to protect the house and crops

Yvonne and Giancarlo create theirpieces with a primitive technique, the Columbine, salamis of clay arranged and stacked to create various forms. Each piece is unique and irregular.  Sometimes objects are white, sometimes decorated. The decoration, is applied with primitive techniques. The laboratory is located in Grottammare Alta (the old town), a medieval town on a hill facing the sea.

Looking at the Adriatic sea through a window, they felt that it was the right place for a laboratory.

San Severino Marche it is one of the most beautiful towns of Le Marche Region located in the Province of Macerata along the beautiful river Potenza Valley. There are two wonderful occasions to visit the town, amazing chances to discover the passionate and devote temper of the Marchigiani people: the amazing celebrations of the patron saints San Severino and San Pacifico.

Visiting San Severino Marche in the occasion of the San Pacifico’s festival on 24th September, you will discover the religious character of the town, made of faith and devotion.

For the San Severino’s festival, from 8th June, you will be brought back to the Middle Ages with cultural and artistic shows and popular events. The most famous event is the Palio dei Castelli with the famous Corsa delle Torri (The Race of the Towers). The Historical re-enactment of San Severino Marche is among the most important historical commemorations in central Italy.

During the Palio and the Corsa delle Torri more than 1300 historical characters will take part of the shows: nobility, commoners, musicians, archers, arbalesters and belligerents.

There will be a historical parade with the "Offerta dei Ceri" (ceri = big candles) to the patron saint.

The Palio dei Castelli is a combination of several historical medieval games such as tug-of-war, race of the Towers, archery, ability games, etc.

The big event is represented by the race where teams will carry huge models of tower of castles representing their villages (Rocchetta, Colleluce, Serralta, Taccoli and Cesolo) and “Rioni” (town quarters: Settempeda, Castello, di Contro).

The team that gets the highest score in every game wins the Palio dei Castelli. Winners, usually, celebrate their victory all night long.

According to historical chronicles, San Severino’s first festival was held on 8th June 1198 today we can assist to the recreation of medieval evenings, games and shows during which the historical centre is transformed into an enchanting medieval village.

This year's edition includes 8 different days of festivities.

• Friday, June 7 at 21:00 - Castello al Monte "Luminaria" night procession with torches
• Saturday, June 8 Historical Parade
• Sunday, June 9th from 21.00 to 24.00 Piazza del Popolo Children in the Middle Age
• Wednesday, June 12 from 21.00 - Piazza del Popolo "Disfida dei Castelli" various games for the assignment of the Palio 2013
• Saturday, June 15 from 21.00 - Piazza del Popolo Corsa delle Torri e Palio - 24:00 -Fireworks
• June 21 22 and 23 at Castello al Monte, Medieval Feasts with medieval market, falconry, medieval music, medieval jesters fighting, jugglers, juggling and fire-eaters, weapons and military camp life, treasure hunt

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