The region lies on the eastern side of central Italy, between the Adriatic Sea and the high Apennine mountains and much of it remains unspoilt by the ravages of mass tourism. Particularly, the Marches provide a beautiful and diversified countryside with valleys and mountains up to 2400m. You will enjoy the hospitality of the people who saved the old romance of an agricultural lifestyle. This lineament is embodied in the community of Mergo in the province of Ancona, a dreamily piece of Italy.
The Marches border on Emilia Romagna, Umbrien, the Toskana, the Abruzzen and on Lazium and luckily are not as famous as their bordering region so that you can live there in harmony and silence.
 

The Adriatic coast has been a mecca for "sun n' sand" holiday makers for decades; but few venture far from the beaches. Inland, perhaps more so than anywhere else in central Italy, you will find places where time really has stood still. The culture comes in easily digestible proportions but its quality is often the very best. A lot of famous characters like Raffael, Rossini, Pergolesi and Friedrich II. are chained with this landscape.

You can join several events like medieval tournements and pageants which take place perennial.

Numerous events, e.g. the opera festival of Macerata are a sign of a living culture and a lively past.

 
In culinary respect the marches don’t have to hide behind others. The Verdicchio white wine and the Rosso Cónero red wine fascinates more and more wine fans from all over the world. And finaly the marchegianique kitchen presents the incredible diversity of the mountains and the ocean.

 
Mergo is the perfect starting point for trips to a lot of interessting places which you can reach in short time. Some of this places are Urbino, Corinaldo, Mondavio, Jesi, Osimo, Loreto and Racanti. And also Perugia, Arezzo, Gubbio, Assisi, Spello, Spoleto and so on. Actually you’ll find Rom at a distance of 230 km. An absolutly must is the natural pageant in the grottos of Frasassi which rank among the biggest of Europe.

You really can enjoy your holidays in Mergo and relax from daily routine. But you also can compose diversified active holidays with the mountains and the ocean ahead. To take a bath at the ocean you can make a tour to the flat sandy beachs of Senigallia or to the rocky coast of Monte Cónero, to Sirolo or Portonovo. You even can do other sportive activities like mountainbiking and cycling, playing tennis and riding, paragliding and much more.