Bellissimo Magazine - Marche - Spring 2024

For issue 13 of Bellissimo, our quarterly digital magazine, our writers make tracks through Marche, a region brimming with artistic impulses, natural wonders and endless beaches — but without the crowds that you might find elsewhere in Italy.

Our expo through Marche will enter the depths of Europe’s largest cave systems, the Frasassi, and an Ice Age Lake with Glasses with an eerie red hue in the Sibilini Mountains. It’ll open up the archives of a city that invented watermarks, and follow in the footsteps of Raphael in his hometown. It’ll also give you intel on the best spots to try crispy, umami-packed Olive Ascolane; beautiful musings from the people of Piobbico, the self-described “World Capital of the Ugly”; and tips on top beaches and culinary festivals worth planning a trip around.