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Marche, between hills and sea

The isolated peak of Monte Cònero, whosestony slopes descend steeply towards the sea and the most attractive beaches of the northern Adriatic coast, rises abruptly from the sea immediately to the south of Ancona. The shore of the Cònero, the most characteristic stretch of the coastline of the Marches, features numerous inlets with

brilliantly white beaches clustered in the shadow of the mountain. Some of those beaches can be reached only by boat or on foot along paths that pass through the greenery of the Cònero Park. The area was designated as a regional park in 1987. In the zone, the villages of Portonovo, Sirolo and Numana are of great interest to tourists.

The isolated peak of Monte Cònero, whosestony slopes descend steeply towards the sea and the most attractive beaches of the northern Adriatic coast, rises abruptly from the sea immediately to the south of Ancona. The shore of the Cònero, the most characteristic stretch of the coastline of the Marches, features numerous inlets with brilliantly white beaches clustered in the shadow of the mountain. Some of those beaches can be reached only by boat or on foot along paths that pass through the greenery of the Cònero Park. The area was designated as a regional park in 1987. In the zone, the villages of Portonovo, Sirolo and Numana are of great interest to tourists.

Hills are the predominant feature of the Marches countryside. They slope down from the Apennines in the west toward the Adriatic in the east in parallel with 13 valleys that cross the breadth of the region. With soils of medium or loose consistency, the hills are particularly adapted to the cultivation of vines since they are sheltered from the winds blowing from the sea and favored by outstanding luminosity and direct exposure to the heat of the sun’s rays. Because of those conditions, the varieties cultivated have assured the reputation of the region’s production since ancient times. In recent decades, the appearance of the Marches vineyards has changed profoundly.

Vines grown on trees or pergolas around the house or in the garden have disappeared from the landscape, making way for more rational training systems that are always entirely vertical in form and with a double arch. The Marches now produces an annual average of two to three million hectoliters (54,6 to 78,95 million gallons) of wine, with whites accounting for 60 percent to 70 percent of output. The production covered by the D.O.C. system is substantial, with averages that surpass national rankings. The steady evolution of the quality of Marches wines ongoing for years is clearly perceptible. And it has been accompanied, in most cases, by wise and honest price policy.

Hills are the predominant feature of the Marches countryside. They slope down from the Apennines in the west toward the Adriatic in the east in parallel with 13 valleys that cross the breadth of the region. With soils of medium or loose consistency, the hills are particularly adapted to the cultivation of vines since they are sheltered from the winds blowing from the sea and favored by outstanding luminosity and direct exposure to the heat of the sun’s rays. Because of those conditions, the varieties cultivated have assured the reputation of the region’s production since ancient times. In recent decades, the appearance of the Marches vineyards has changed profoundly.

Vines grown on trees or pergolas around the house or in the garden have disappeared from the landscape, making way for more rational training systems that are always entirely vertical in form and with a double arch. The Marches now produces an annual average of two to three million hectoliters (54,6 to 78,95 million gallons) of wine, with whites accounting for 60 percent to 70 percent of output. The production covered by the D.O.C. system is substantial, with averages that surpass national rankings. The steady evolution of the quality of Marches wines ongoing for years is clearly perceptible. And it has been accompanied, in most cases, by wise and honest price policy.