Le Marche, Sarnano & the stunning Appenine Mountains
Le Marche itself is a tapestry of ancient cities, rolling hills, awesome mountains, hidden valleys and the Adriatic Coast with its long, sandy beaches. In short, an outstanding Italian holiday destination.
The bustling medieval town of Sarnano lies only 2kms away from the lovely Le Marche Villa with its historic centre and terme, it has been named by the Italian's as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Sarnano has a wealth of character architecture, restaurants and bars and is ideal for a family holiday in Italy, for outdoor pursuits, Le Marche sightseeing, for extreme sports or the many other activities listed on our free time page.
Le Marche, the Sibillini Mountains & National Park
The holiday was one of the best we have ever had... The Villa had all the amenities that we were looking for ...breathtaking views of the Sibillini mountains & the historic town of Sarnano, was perfectly located, providing peace and tranquility yet being in close proximity to local amenities.
Beabaroon- Norwich
The Villa lies 1 kilometre from the Sibillini National park that protects the wildlife and medieval villages in this beautiful and dramatic stretch of the Apennine Mountains. The nearby hills and mountains are the ideal setting for an Italian walking holiday or cycling holiday.
Italy trips and tours from the Villa
Drive a short distance from the villa and you will reach some of Le Marches most impressive towns and medieval villages which are home to a vast array of museums, art and theatres, roman ruins, abbeys and castles.
Every day of the week one of these Le Marche towns hosts a great market where you can pick up delicious fresh produce, return via a wine cantina to the self-catering accommodation to cook up a storm. If you don’t want to cook then try one of the many local restaurants and then burn off the calories on one of the local hikes.
If you are into history, culture a stunning landscape and good food and wine but want to avoid the high prices and the crowds in Tuscany and Umbria then a holiday in Le Marche is a must, we are also between 1hr 20 mins and 2 hrs 15 mins away from 4 airports.
Le Marche Villa directions to Sarnano
View the exact location of the Villa outside Sarnano, Le Marche, Italy using this google maps link. Click on the "get directions" button on this google map and input your point of departure to obtain detailed directions, distances and timescales.
You will see from the complimentary reviews on Trip advisor site and on our own testimonials page that many of our past guests have spent much of their time enjoying the villa, the pool and gardens. However, the bustling spa town of Sarnano named one of the most beautiful in Italy, is only 2km away from our Le Marche Villa.
They say that Le Marche is all of Italy in one province, and it is certainly one of the greenest, prettiest, friendliest, and most civilised corners of Italy. The region is bordered by neighbours Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo and Emilia Romagna and shares many of their best geographical features, yet is relatively undiscovered and surprisingly accessible.
The Villa lies 1 kilometre from the Sibillini National Park that protects the wildlife and medieval villages in this beautiful stretch of the Appennine Mountains to the South West of Le Marche. In the Sibillini Mountains you will find 10 peaks in excess of 2000m, rivers, stunning waterfalls, caves, gorges and lakes, all within easy reach of the Villa.
Villa San Raffaello, Sarnano is situated between near to Pescara, Perugia and Ancona airports, all of which are serviced by low cost Ryan Air flights. It is also worth considering Rimini, Bologna-Forli, Rome or Bologna which are all within 3 hours. This page outlines many of the flights into these airports.
The Le Marche Climate is categorised as Mediterranean, the weather in this region of Italy having hot summers and cool winters but whatever the season, the weather in Marche provides the visitor to Villa San Raffaello with a beautiful backdrop to this ever changing landscape.
The mouth watering food of Le Marche exploits the wonderful produce from Marche's fertile farmlands and the Adriatic coast.You will find that you can eat traditional Italian dishes at local Marche restaurants at a fraction of UK costs. Alternatively, you can pick fresh organic ingredients in the gardens and prepare marche recipes yourselves at the villa.
Sarnano, a short drive from the villa, is well served by numerous ristorante and pizzerias. You will probably notice different names for restaurants apart from ristorante, such as osteria, trattoria, agriturismo and pizzeria, but rest assured that all serve up a range of great Italian flavours to savour at about €15 a head or €7 at a pizzeria.
Many peoples knowledge of Marche wines starts (and sometimes ends) with Verdicchio and its characteristic green fish shaped bottle. However, as Le Marche becomes better known, so do it's wines and the region produces some great whites wines, many are available in the delicatessans and shops in the medieval town of Sarnano near our lovely Villa.
Le Marche produces a large variety of wines including 13 that carry the D.O.C. label. Many of these wines are a well-kept secret and in the past have been little known outside of Italy. However, the regions producers have started attracting attention overseas and full bodied Rosso Conero and Rosso Piceno wines are now fetching increasingly higher prices.
When you come and visit Villa San Raffaello and this wonderful part of Italy you are likely to be very reluctant to leave. If you fall in love with Le Marche and fancy living the dolce vita, then we can provide you with help in finding that idyillic hideaway in the sun or new italian home and realise your dreams.
The contemporary elegance and luxury of this newly refurbished boutique hotel in the local town of Sarnano, Le Marche, Italy is a great addition to the existing Villas, agriturismo's and Bed and breakfasts that are spread throughout the landscape of this wonderful region.This is a small but seriously hip hotel that's been furnished with luxury interiors plus cool and funky bedrooms to give it a the finish and feel of a small 5 star hotel.
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