Marche is an underrated region of Italy; not as famous as Tuscany or Umbria, but just as beautiful, historic, and fascinating as anyplace in this beautiful, historic and fascinating country. Comprised of four very different provinces, Marche includes forested, mountainous geography inland that transitions to a more arid, gently rolling landscape of golden hills and valleys toward the Adriatic. My fraternal grandfather was born and grew up in Marche, near the Adriatic in a tiny hill town called Scapezzano, and the home where he grew up is still owned and occupied by our Becci cousins, his brother’s descendants.

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