If you want to take in some Italian football or calcio while you are in Le Marche, Ascoli are the nearest members of Serie B. The city of Ascoli and its stadium are 45minutes away and a trip to an Italian Football match is quite an occasion. Tickets are available from the Tabacchi in Sarnano or in bars around the ground (you must take id).

Swimming in Le Marche

The Villas swimming pool is 14 metres long and has a stunning view of Sarnano and its backdrop of the Sibillini Mountains. Swimming is also available locally at Lake Fiastra, which has beaches and restaurants, in Sarnano at a heated indoor pool and at the great beaches 45 mins away. visit this link For the best guide to the beaches

Watersports in Le Marche

Within easy reach are the Le Marche yacht club at Porto San Giorgio, windsurfing at Civitanova Marche and Porto San Elpidio, sailing at Civitanova, canoeing at Lake Fiastra, and PADI diving at Numana, where you can obtain your PADI certificate on diving courses there or bring your PADI certificate and go out for dives amongst the Rocky outcrops in the Conero National Park.

There are municipal courts in Sarnano - racquets are available at the Villa

Visit Montegiorgio, half an hour from the Villa if you fancy a day or night of watching and betting on horse racing Italian style (with riders in traps). Click here for details.

Down at lovely Porto San Giorgio on the coast you can experience the ultimate adrenaline rush and see the Le marche countryside from an entirely different perspective on a Marche sky diving course. These include weekend "First Jump" courses for the novice. Buon Viaggio!

15 minutes from the Villa is Sassotetto, the main resort for Le Marche skiing and snowboarding, its an ideal Italian ski resort for beginners or for those who need a ski weekend. The ski resort has 10 drag/chairlifts, 9 pistes plus off piste action available. At this Marche ski resort there are a couple of restaurants, ski, snowbaord & boot hire plus ski pass sales. There is a regular bus service from Sarnano to Sassotetto so you can combine your ski holiday in Italy with sightseeing and culture or a walking holiday below the snowline. Details of the resort plus current weather conditions can be found by clicking on this link .For details of prices and pistes at Sassotetto ski resort click here

If you fancy something more active than the beach or lunch at the local trattoria, you can hire bikes, canoes or pedaloes or rent quad bikes at the picturesque Lake Fiastra, 25 minutes away in the mountains.

Norcia is a wonderful medieval town in the heart of the Sibillini Mountains only an hour from the villa and is home to many outdoor pursuits and extreme sports and survival courses which can be experienced under the watchful eyes of trained instructors at the Outdoor Activity Centre. So, if you fancy that white water rafting trip, kayaking through gorges that are home to wolves and eagles or fancy canyoning, orienteering or free climbing, or most other mountain or water based extreme sports then a visit to Norcia is essential during your visit to Le Marche. Alternatively, bring your group for some team building or go mule trekking in Le Marche and Umbria and let someone else do the donkey work.

Adventure Parks

Also near to Norcia and Visso in the heart of the Sibillini Mountains is an adventure playground or adventure park with zipwires, climbing and loads of excitement for all ages. There is another adventure Park in Cingoli in the heart of Le Marche, a wonderful town worth visiting in its own right for its views, architecture and lake, this adventure park makes it a trip for the whole family.