Marche Country Homes: Your Dream Home in Italy

If you’re looking to rent or buy a property in Europe, the Marche area of Italy has a lot going for it. Italy is home to La Dolce Vita, the sweet life which makes pleasure an art form. But the Marches (pronounced Lay Markay and locally spelled Le Marche) comes without the crowds that often spoil visits to other, more famous parts of the country. Here’s a look at the Marche region and how you can acquire you own dream home here.

First, let’s look at the location and attractions of Italy’s Marche region. The Marches is the lesser known of the three regions (along with Tuscany and Umbria which lie to the west) that make up central Italy. It comprises six provinces – Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Macerata, Pesaro, and Urbino.

It may be lesser known but its charms can equal any of those in Italy. You can visit lovely beaches and harbors, monasteries and abbeys, towns and old gated cities with shrines and renaissance churches and enchanting palazzos. In fact, the whole region is steeped in culture and history.

Marche’s cities are splendid but are just part of the region’s pleasures. Outside the cities you can experience true...