Beers in Marche and more… – A journey through small villages and historic centers to discover some craft breweries

Arrive in Fabriano, visit of the old town starting from the Duomo (rebuilt in 1617 and dedicated to San Venanzo), the Gentile Theatre, the Oratory of Charity, Sant’Onofrio and the Crypt of San Romualdo. Through the medieval city guided tour of the Museum of Paper and Watermelon where you can know all the stages of the processing of handmade paper. Visit of the IBeer agricultural brewery, with tasting. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Pergola, one of the most beautiful villages of the Marche, for a visit to the Golden Bronzes Museum of Cartoceto, the only group of gilded bronze in the world from Roman times to our days. The complex represents a probable family group, originally composed of two pairs of veiled female figures, and two knights in military dress of high rank, with richly decorated horses. Free lunch. Transfer to Cantiano, a small village at the foot of Mount Catria, of medieval origin and orange flag of the Touring Club. It has a vast artistic and architectural heritage that deserves to be visited: the Collegiate Church of San Giovanni Battista, the Church of San Nicolò and the Church of Sant’Agostino of ancient origins. Visit with tasting of the Catria Brewery. On the way back visit the Monastery of Fonte Avellana, whose origins date back to the end of the X century, when some hermits chose to build the first cells of a hermitage that over the centuries will become the current monastery. Today the complex consists of a large square that gives access to the church with a raised presbytery on the crypt of the XI century; it is the oldest part of the architectural complex, along with the cloister and scriptorium dating back to the XII century. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the Frasassi Caves spectacular underground world characterized by a succession of salt, tunnels and small crystallized lakes. Not far away is the Abbey of San Vittore alla Chiuse, one of the most important Romanesque churches in the Marche region, a place of worship surrounded by greenery, where architecture and environment blend in total harmony, transmitting a sense of deep peace and tranquility and the temple of Valadier one of the most beautiful churches in the rock in Italy. Lunch in the restaurant, transfer to Arcevia where is concentrated a remarkable number of castles dating back to the XI-XII century. Within a radius of 15 km you can visit the Palace, the mighty walls, Loretello, the picturesque bridge with three arches, Montale from the walls equipped with towers, Piticchio, Castiglioni and Avacelli, overhanging on a cliff. Visit with tasting at the Birrificio dei Castelli. Transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Urbino birthplace of Raphael and UNESCO heritage. Visit the ducal city with the birthplace of Raphael, the Piazza del Mercantale, Piazza della Repubblica, the Duomo and finally the Palazzo Ducale that houses the works of the National Gallery of the Marche. Transfer to Fermignano, lunch on a farm. Visit of the Birrificio il Mulino Vecchio, which was born from an old water mill dating back to the late 1700s that dealt with the processing of cereals. Visit of Fermignano which boasts several attractions such as the Roman Bridge with three arches and the Medieval Tower of the Militia. End of services.