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Beaches

The Adriatic Coast of Le Marche consists of a long stretch of beautiful, clean, safe beaches. Within easy reach are seaside resorts with sandy or pebbly beaches, private or free beaches, pine clad hills rolling down to secluded coves, wonderful seafront restaurants and bars, markets, designer outlets, sophisticated shopping and buzzing nightlife. Oh and some delicious gelati!

Some particular favourites include the following…

Sirolo & Numana:

The Conero National Park includes the riviera's two chief resorts. Sirolo is the most attractive, with a medieval centre, and a tree-lined, balcony piazza that teeters high above the sea. The best beaches are accessible via a small road that drops down to each of the coves. Its neighbour Numana. This has a lovely port and a fine long beach to the south, plus an archaeological museum documenting the history of the Piceni tribes who lived here until Rome muscled in.

But the town's main attractions are its fish, its vast, safe and sandy beach and the numerous, moderately priced restaurants to choose from, all serving brodetto (the Marche fish stew).

Porto San Giorgio:

What was once the ancient port for the inland city of Fermo is now a pleasant seaside resort with a small working port. Its streets offer great shopping and in high summer the place buzzes with markets and plenty of concerts and festas. Eclectic architecture includes a 13th© fortress and a number of Liberty Style villas, built in the smarter seaside resorts across Italy at the turn of the 19th©.< /p>

But the town's main attr actions are its fish, its vast, safe sandy beach and the n umerous, moderately priced restaura n ts to choose from, all serving brodetto (the Marche fish stew).

San Benedetto del Tronto:

A popular palm tree lined resort which has 8km of wide, sandy beach. The resort retains a stylish old-world elegance, especially in the older part of the town above the main resort, with its castle and narrow streets. However, in the Summer, it comes alive and is a vibrant place with great shopping, top restaurants and great nightlife.

For further information on the main beaches of Le Marche, click here.