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    Province of Macerata

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    Recanati

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    Capital

    Macerata

    Inhabitants

    ~310.000

    Surface

    2,774 sq km

    Municipalities

    55

    The green heart of Marche, where the gentle hills cultivated with vineyards and olive groves progressively rise towards the Sibillini Mountains. Macerata, with its famous Sferisterio hosting the Macerata Opera Festival, is an elegant and lively university city. Recanati, Leopardi's hometown, offers views ranging from the sea to the mountains. The area is dotted with historic villages, Romanesque abbeys and a deeply rooted culinary tradition.

    SferisterioLeopardiSibilliniHistoric villages

    Art and History

    🏖️ Sea and Beaches

    Porto Recanati

    Long sandy beach with views of the Conero.

    Conero viewBrodetto allo zafferanoSwabian Castle4 km of coastline

    Civitanova Marche

    Lively seafront with tourist port and footwear tradition.

    Lively seafrontTourist portFootwear outletCivitanova Alta

    ⛰️ Mountains

    Lame Rosse

    Towers and pinnacles of red clay eroded by time, similar to an American canyon.

    Italian CanyonClay pinnaclesTrekking 1h30Sunset

    Lake of Fiastra

    Artificial lake with turquoise waters surrounded by mountains.

    Turquoise watersKayak/SUPBathingLame Rosse

    Monte San Vicino

    Isolated mountain with 360° views from the Alps to the Adriatic.

    1,479 m360° viewPyramidal shape

    🌿 Nature and Parks

    Abbadia di Fiastra Nature Reserve

    1,800 hectares of protected nature around a Cistercian abbey.

    Abbey 11421,800 haBosco SelvaCycle path

    Lake of Fiastra (Sibillini)

    Emerald lake surrounded by the Sibillini Mountains.

    Emerald greenFiastrone GorgesGrotta dei FratiSibillini

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