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This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here.  Fabriano offers travelers something unexpected: a small city where medieval craft traditions are still present and alive. Fabriano has produced handmade paper since the 13th century and is now recognized as a UNESCO Creative City for Crafts and Folk Art. The city’s …

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here.  The stony profile of Ripatransone is visible for miles. Known as the “Belvedere of the Piceno” (panoramic balcony), the town commands sweeping views from the Adriatic Sea to the Sibillini Mountains. Ripatransone unfolds up and down the hill, with narrow alleys and …

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here.  Fermo offers one of the most complete snapshots of Le Marche in a single hilltop town. It combines Roman engineering, medieval streets, Renaissance civic spaces and sweeping coastal views, all within walking distance. The Roman Cisterns (fermomusei.it) are Fermo‘s most significant archaeological …

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here.  Urbino sits along two steep ridges in northern Le Marche, its profile defined by towers, fortified walls and pale brick. The streets climb along narrow lanes opening onto quiet piazzette (small squares) or frame broad views over the surrounding countryside. Palazzo Ducale …

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here.  A visit to the Verdicchio hills around Matelica quickly reveals one name that dominates the landscape and the conversation: Cantine Belisario (belisario.it), the largest producer of Verdicchio di Matelica in the region. Founded in the early 1970s as a cooperative, Belisario has …

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here.  If you’re looking for the most unique tasting room in Le Marche countryside, Azienda Agraria Guerrieri (aziendaguerrieri.it) has to be it.  The property is run by Luca Guerrieri together with his children Maria Giulia and Alberto, representing the fifth and sixth generations …

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here.  If Urbino gives you Renaissance architecture and hilltop city views, staying at Tenuta Santi Giacomo e Filippo (tenutasantigiacomoefilippo.it) opens up the wider Le Marche countryside: vineyards, lakes and rolling farmland. Set within the La Badia Nature Reserve, this restored 18th-century hamlet has …

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Ask seasoned Italy travelers, like myself, where to go next, and increasingly the answer is Le Marche. I returned to this enchanting region in June and left simply mesmerized, telling anyone who would listen that I found “the Tuscany” of 20 or 30 years ago. Quite simply, …

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here.  There is the drama of mother nature and the drama of faith itself and a visit to Frassasi combines both. Located in the limestone landscape of the Gola della Rossa and Frasassi Regional Natural Park, Frasassi Caves (frasassi.com) form one of Italy’s …

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here.  Offida, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, as recognized by Borghi più belli d’Italia, may be most famous for its lace. The town lies about 8 miles from the Adriatic coast, and the drive passes through neat vineyards and picture-perfect …