The Marches, which has been an Italian region not familiar to many people till some years ago, is knowing, particularly regarding the hill and mountain area, a period of great interest.

The typicalness of its countryside, unique in Italy, especially in the hill area and the great number of historic centres, often situated on a hill, with unexpected environmental and artistic riches, attract a rising interest which is still in progress.

Here's some miniatures of the natural environments, the landscapes and the historic centres of the region, concerning the four provinces Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Macerata, Pesaro e Urbino.