Did You Know Le Marche Is Among The Least Visited Region In Italy?

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I don't know what came over me, I was so curious about the least visited region in Italy, so I Googled it... and it seems Le Marche is one of the most non touristy regions in the country.

Now I'm curious why this part of Italy isn't that popular... it has medieval villages, so that must be interesting to visit, it has a coastline with beaches and everything, it just seems strange that a region with a coastline is not very popular.
Maybe it's because they didn't develop the area enough for tourists to come.

Anyway, just for my curiosity :P has anyone ever been to Le Marche? Is it really not that interesting?
 
I certainly don't see why. As I'd already mentioned, the fort of San Leo should be an excellent location! It has a museum and it's on a high cliff - you can almost see the fort rising from the cliffs. Just watching that combination, that magic happening, should be enough to get people to come - just by watching at it alone, you can't tell whether the fort is a part of the cliff or separate - it's incredible.

Just look - it seems as if the castle is one with the rock. Isn't that a wonder?

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As you'd said, there are so many things that could be seen... why the least popular area?
 
I would have thought a small remote region like Valle d'Aosta would be less popular, but I guess they have skiers in the winter?
I drive through Marche about once a month, and the landscape is quite nice, albeit maybe a little boring - hills over hills with the odd for on top of a cliff. There's no city worth mentioning really, Ancona is rather small. But the city is close to a beautiful natural reserve just by the sea, which I hate because it's packed in speed traps, but I digress.
The southernmost towns like Grottammare and San Benedetto are quite something on a summer night!
 
Well.. Italy is very beautiful and it's very famous for that same reason :) But it's inevitable that there will be the 'most popular' and a 'least popular' regions... so, I guess Le Marche was the one to draw the shortest straw.

dario, you mentioned Valle d'Aosta, and it's size. I guess, as they say, size doesn't matter :D LOL :rolleyes: The Valley is very popular and it's actually mentioned in lots of tourism related articles. To be honest, I haven't seen Le Marche mentioned anywhere and my guess is it's because they didn't invest much in tourism.

However, now that it's been mentioned online as the least visited region in Italy, wanna bet that everyone will want to visit it to see why? I for one am curious about it! Just goes to show that even bad publicity if still publicity :)
 
I didn't know that Le Marche is the least visited region, and neither did I know that there is a magical castle in the region worthy of visits. It does look like something out of a fairy tale story book.

What do people make use of old castles other than for tourism? Do they rent out these castles for movies? I've seen one or two castles that were turned into hotels. If I were an owner of a castle, I'd probably turn it into a museum or an art gallery to get more people to visit.
 
I can imagine if a location is not developed enough for easy transportation, hotels and dining, then it may not be popular among tourists. It is unfortunate that such a beautiful region with landmarks in a prime a aesthetically pleasing are would not have its share of tourists. However, maybe the locals prefer it that way, where they can keep the area to themselves.
 
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