TRIP DETAILS:
DAY 1: Arrive in Pesaro
and check-in at the hotel. Free time to discover the city / dinner.
DAY 2: After breakfast, a local guide will accompany you on a short city-tour
of Pesaro. You will explore the historical centre of Pesaro with its Ducal
Palace and Piazza del Popolo. Afterwards you will visit the Rossini
Conservatoire, which hosts many items of Rossini memorabilia as well as the
house of Gioachino Rossini where you will enjoy the ROSSINI EXPERIENCE, an audio-guided gourmet tasting. The afternoon
is free to enjoy at your own leisure. You could go to the beach or relax at the
spa of the hotel. Alternatively, you could take an optional trip to discover the neighboring
roman city of Fano or enjoy the
panoramic views from Mount San Bartolo. Dinner will be held
at the hotel before attending a performance
at Teatro Rossini.
DAY 3: Today you will visit Urbino, one of the best Renaissance
representations in Italy and a UNESCO
WORLD HERITAGE site! But before arriving to Urbino you will make a short
stop to a cheese factory, which
produces the famous and delicious PDO Italian cheese Casciotta d’Urbino. You can witness the various phases of milk processing
into cheese and learn about its history. At the end of the visit you will be
pleasantly surprised to have seen with your own eyes the extraordinary
production of this cheese and you will for sure enjoy tasting it!
You will then visit the historical center of Urbino, one of Italy’s fascinating towns of the Renaissance, also
the birthplace of Raphael, followed by a guided tour of the magnificent Ducal Palace, which houses the National Gallery of Le Marche, with its
precious paintings by Piero della Francesca, Tiziano, Paolo Uccello and
Raphael. Next you will take a walk on the hill of Albornoz Fortress, one of the best spots to enjoy a magnificent
view of Urbino. After a traditional lunch in an Osteria in Urbino you will go
back to the hotel and enjoy a relaxing free afternoon before attending another evening performance of the Rossini Opera Festival.
DAY 4: Today you will leave Pesaro in order to arrive in Macerata and enjoy other amazing opera performances in one of the most beautiful open-air theaters
in Italy. But before that, you will make a stop at an awarded winery in Morro D’Alba, where you will have the opportunity
to visit the vineyards, the wine cellar and to taste some of the best wines in
Le Marche accompanied by local typical products. In the early afternoon you
will arrive at your hotel in Macerata. After checking-in you will enjoy a guided
visit of the charming little town of Macerata.
DAY 5: Today is free for you to relax and
enjoy the surroundings. Alternatively, we propose you to take an optional trip
to Grotte di Frasassi, a remarkable karst cave system in
the municipality of Genga. In the evening you will enjoy the first performance at Sferisterio of Macerata.
DAY 6: Today you have two options, feel
free to choose the one that best fits your desires:
1. Discover the village of Recanati. Located
on a suggestive hill, Recanati is the birthplace of one of the most important
romantic Italian Poets, Giacomo
Leopardi. The tour continues in Castelfidardo Countryside where an
expert will guide you inside a local winery to discover the history of the
family company and the cellar. You will have the opportunity to see the winery
from the cellar to the room of wine reefing. The visit is followed by a wine
and food tasting with typical products! Continue to Loreto. This city attracts every
year visitors from
all over the world with the Holy House. It is decorated outside with an
important marble sculptural group of the Italian Renaissance (a work by Donato Bramante
made on the model of "Ara Pacis" in Rome). In the afternoon you
will go back to
Macerata and attend the last evening performance.
2. Enjoy a full day on a sail boat
discovering one of the most unique places in Le Marche, Riviera del Conero.
DAY 7: Breakfast. End of services.
