Hi Chris, Welcome to the
Submitted by Sarah and Mark on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 17:41In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Hi Chris, Welcome to the forum. We are not very far away - near Comunanza and we have a few members here who live in Montefalcone. We love the Chestnut Festa in Montefalcone and the following week in Smirillo. Looking forward to it coming round this year. Which is your favourite beach? - we like Pedaso as it is not quite as 'posh' as some of the other resorts! Also they have been spending quite a bit doing it up and there are now some lovely restaurants/ beach bars. Looking forward to your posts. Sarah and Mark
hi Sarah/MarkI`ve heard a
Submitted by johnarslanian on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 12:47In reply to Hi Chris, Welcome to the by Sarah and Mark
hi Sarah/MarkI`ve heard a lot about the various chestnut festas, could you fill us in a bit more? For example, do they have one in every village? They seem to be very popular.our favourite beach is Porto san Giorgio because of the sand, but we also like to people watch and you can do a lot of that there, but I also like Pedaso and I cant wait to get up to Sassotteto to ski. Have you been?John
In reply to hi Sarah/MarkI`ve heard a by johnarslanian
Hi JohnThe chestnut festival in Montefalcone - or to give it it's full title "Sapore d'Autonno" is huge. Thousands arrive for it and the village is packed out for two whole days.Others are more local affairs. They nearly all have some sort of food theme (sardines, trout, funghi, tartufi etc), though that's merely a hook to hang the excuse for a good knees-up!If you're coming from abroad it can be difficult to get to hear about them in advance - posters go up in the locality and that's it. Others may be able to suggest ways to find out more.However the Montefalcone one is always the second weekend in October. Apart from all the many stalls selling local produce and knick-knacks, there is an English tea room run by the proprietors of Il Granaio http://www.il-granaio.com/navigationin.htmlNot necessarily what you come to Italy for, though the cross-cultural implications are entertaining
In reply to Hi Chris, Welcome to the by Sarah and Mark
Thanks to all for your friendly welcome to the forum.In the main season with family, it's a hands down to Grottamare beach, tried and tested it is clean shallow and childfriendly . The first bar/concessione that we fell upon has been our favourite since we first visited in April 2007. It is called Il Tenente ,the family now welcome us every year and we feel at ease and at home. We love the seafood! Cupra marritima is another favourite. I used to enjoy the shells on Pedaso beach. The larger resorts are a bit overfacing and BUSY, I always feel a bit lost!I would LOVE to visit some of the beaches off the conero peninsula, I know there is one that you have to reach by boat.Sirolo is beautiful, I also had a little visit to Portonovo in April with my mum. We shared a glass of wine at the sushi place there on the beach. It would have been heaven except for two little unappreciative boys who moaned about lack of ice cream! Oh well another time!Ciao!
Hi Chris, welcome to the
Submitted by Angie and Robert on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 03:44In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
HI AND WELCOME
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 05:21In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Hi Chris, thanks for joining
Submitted by Valentina+c on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 06:21In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Hi Chris, thanks for joining the community and for such a rich introduction! It expresses your love for Italy, it sounds like you had a good time during your stay. Thanks for sharing this.If you'd like to share with us some shots from your stay, here's the link: New Photo galleryA presto, Valentina
Hello Chris
Submitted by motherdau on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 16:16In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
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Was the sushi place the little shack that serves sardines and anchovies in their tins? We tried when we were there and were a tad underwhelmed... the girl took ages to take our order, then the gully gulper truck came up to pump out the drains so we made a quick exit!There is another place further down the beach which is bigger which sells excellent fish, and another place the other side of the peninsular which is probably the place you should visit by boat, we climbed down the path, very high and long and nearly vertical... they do fabulous barbecued fish and seafood... however we were a bit aware that we had to climb up the path afterwards. Not recommended unless you are a lot fitter than we were/are.We had a lovely few days staying at the Napoleon Fort hotel, we could use their sister hotel's pool, and there was another hotel on the hill with the most fabulous views over the bay. Absolutely loved it, why can't we have our Ancona flights back!!