Come and visit the charming towns and villages scattered across the Alto Metauro area of Le Marche region and envelop yourself with the interesting history, art and customs of the district. There is an abundance of beautiful vacation rentals in Sansepolcro in the area where the visitor can stay and use as a base for a day trip to Alto Metauro.
Borgo Pace is a beautiful town situated in the mountains where the River Meta and the River Argo join forces to become the giant Metauro River. It’s situated less than ten minutes from the towns of Lamoli and Parchiule that are eagerly explored by tourists for the Benedictine abbey that still stands in Lamoli and the various other visitor attractions in Parchiule.
Borgo Pace is a beautiful town situated in the mountains where the River Meta and the River Argo join forces to become the giant Metauro River. It’s situated less than ten minutes from the towns of Lamoli and Parchiule that are eagerly explored by tourists for the Benedictine abbey that still stands in Lamoli and the various other visitor attractions in Parchiule.
There’s a delicious restaurant here called ‘Agriturismo Il Ginepro’ which serves delicious meals like Ragu Tagliatelle and light refreshing ham and melon salads. Washed down with a tasty local wine, this could be the perfect resting spot for the visitor before moving on to explore the next town!
Only five kilometres drive from Borgo Pace is the Orange Flag town of Mercatello Sul Metauro where the visitor can continue on their interesting exploration of the area. This town is a major tourist attraction with its fine array of ornate churches and ancient palaces.
There is a famous portrait of Saint Francis in the Collegiata church here and the town is also home to the first Franciscan church built outside of Assisi. A famous painting called ‘Madonna delle Grazie’ has its home here in the museum of Collegiata. The Santa Veronica sanctuary, situated in the supposed birth house of the saint is now a monastery lived in by Cappuccine nuns.
Only five kilometres drive from Borgo Pace is the Orange Flag town of Mercatello Sul Metauro where the visitor can continue on their interesting exploration of the area. This town is a major tourist attraction with its fine array of ornate churches and ancient palaces.
There is a famous portrait of Saint Francis in the Collegiata church here and the town is also home to the first Franciscan church built outside of Assisi. A famous painting called ‘Madonna delle Grazie’ has its home here in the museum of Collegiata. The Santa Veronica sanctuary, situated in the supposed birth house of the saint is now a monastery lived in by Cappuccine nuns.
In July every year, any visitor on holidays here should immerse themselves into the local celebrations of the traditional donkey Palio and the tasty Tagliatelle Festival in the town of Mercatello!
These entertaining events are sure to satisfy your every sense with the smells of delicious pasta being cooked in the streets, the cheers of people as they cheer on their ‘sestiere’ in the donkey race and the sight of so many people coming together to laugh and cheerfully celebrate ancient festivals!
This suggested trail of the Alto Metauro district of Le Marche is sure to keep you completely entertained and would be a memorable day to treasure of your holiday to Italy!
These entertaining events are sure to satisfy your every sense with the smells of delicious pasta being cooked in the streets, the cheers of people as they cheer on their ‘sestiere’ in the donkey race and the sight of so many people coming together to laugh and cheerfully celebrate ancient festivals!
This suggested trail of the Alto Metauro district of Le Marche is sure to keep you completely entertained and would be a memorable day to treasure of your holiday to Italy!
Photo credits
picture 1: Toni Pecoraro / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: cyclonebill / CC BY-SA 2.0
picture 1: Toni Pecoraro / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: cyclonebill / CC BY-SA 2.0
