• Italy Guide

  • Introduction to Italy
  • Weather
  • Things not to miss
  • Getting around
  • Entry requirements
  • Money
  • Public holidays

• Explore Italy

  • Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta
  • Liguria
  • Lombardy and the lakes
  • Trentino-Alto Adige
  • The Veneto
  • Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  • Emilia-Romagna
  • Tuscany
  • Umbria
  • Marche
  • Lazio
  • Abruzzo and Molise
  • Campania
  • Puglia
  • Basilicata and Calabria
  • Sicily
  • Sardinia

• Cities

  • Bari
    
  • Bologna
    
  • Bolzano (Bozen)
    
  • Florence & the best of Tuscany
    
  • Genoa
    
  • Lecce
    
  • Milan
    
  • Naples
    
  • Pésaro
    
  • Palermo
    
  • Pisa
    
  • Pompeii
    
  • Reggio Calabria
    
  • Rome
    
  • Siena
    
  • Sulmona
    
  • Trieste
    
  • Turin (Torino)
    
  • Udine
    
  • Verona
    
  • Vicenza
    

Italy Guide

Marche

Macerata

• Accommodation
• Eating, drinking and nightlife

A little-known provincial capital surrounded by Marche's loveliest countryside, MACERATA is one of the region's liveliest historical towns, thanks to its ancient university. Easy-paced and unpretentious, it's an ideal place to wind down in the evenings after exploring the province. For opera and ballet fans, its annual Stagione Lirica (mid-July to mid-Aug; for info www.sferisterio.it ), held in Italy's best open-air venue outside Verona, is a must. And if you're the slightest bit interested in contemporary art, Macerata has a gallery that alone is reason enough for visiting the town.