The Marche is a region rich in agricultural tradition and therefore producing excellent wine and extra virgin olive oil, cheeses, grains, and typical locally-produced salami – by booking with the wine cellars, olive oil mills, and dairies you can arrange a visit; you can taste products at wine bars, taverns, and restaurants; or join special thematic tours.

Moreover, the region is one of an age-old maritime tradition and fishing is still a major activity here offering typical local sea food from the Adriatic Sea and is possible to try in the restaurants, chalets, and taverns on the Senigallia esplanade, overlooking the sea.

Typical products

▪ Truffle from Acqualagna
▪ Ciauscolo di Matelica (typical salami from Matelica)
▪ Prosciutto di Carpegna (dry cured ham from Carpegna)
▪ Pecorino di fossa (sheep cheese)
▪ Cicerchia di Serra de’ Conti (cicerchia is a local legume)
▪ Lenticchia di Castelluccio di Norcia (lentils grown in the high plains of Castelluccio di Norcia)

For products from the Marche consult:
www.prodottitipicidellemarche.it

Culinary specialities

▪ Passatelli (egg pasta)
▪ Pizza di Pasqua (literally Easter Pizza, it is a kind of bread prepared with eggs and cheese)
▪ Piadina sfogliata and Crescia d’Urbino (two versions of the Italian piadina)
▪ Olive all’ascolana (stuffed fried olives)
▪ Sardoncini scottadito (small sardines breaded and grilled)
▪ Brodetto di pesce (local fish stew)
▪ Cicerchiata (pastry made of cicerchia beans)

See our traditional recipes

Excellent restaurants

• ‘Uliassi’ di Mauro Uliassi in Senigallia (An) – www.uliassi.com
• ‘Madonnina del Pescatore’ di Moreno Cedroni in Senigallia (An) – www.morenocedroni.it

and for an exceptional ice-cream..

• Paolo Brunelli

• in Senigallia (An), winner of the most prestigious awards in the category; the best chocolate ice cream in Italy ! “…The contemporary experience where experimentation reaches its peak while tradition continues to be the mistress.”

www.paolobrunelli.me

Useful links:
www.prodottitipicidellemarche.it
www.prodottitipicimarchigiani.it

For the wines of the Marche region you can consult the following links:

www.movimentoturismovino.it
www.imtdoc.it

Our wines

• White wines (Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, Verdicchio di Matelica, Bianchello del Metauro, Pecorino, Passerina, Falerio dei colli ascolani);
• Red wines (Rosso Conero, Rosso Piceno, Lacrima di Morro d’Alba, Vernaccia di Serrapetrona)
• Mistrà Varnelli e Anisetta Meletti
• Wine of sour cherries
• Cooked wine