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| Peter, Margaret, Di, Mike and Beverly in the main piazza of San Ginesio with the Collegiata della SS Annunziata behind. |
A Week in The Marche
August 2013
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We stayed with Di and Mike at their charming Palazzo San Angello, near Tolentino, and deep in the unspoilt countryside of that hidden Region of Italy, The Marche.
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| The Palazzo at night with the swimming pool |
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| With glorious views towards the Adriatic passed innumerable medieval hill towns with exotic names such as Urbisiglia and Mogliano. The site of the Battle of Tolentino, 1815, where Joachim Murat, King of Sicily, was defeated by Frederick Bianchi of Austria. |
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And the magic Sibylline Mountains.
The Basilica di San Nicola, Tolentino |
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| The Cloister |
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| The winking fountain |
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| Based on a roundel in the 14th C. fresco in the Cappelonne, attributed to Giotto’s Rimini school. |
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| Detail from the fresco with Saint Nicola of Tolentino |
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| A naive painting of an intercession of Saint Nicola |
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| My favourite policewoman. |
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| Photographed by de Mare |
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| Painted by van Gogh, in a private collection Collegiata della SS Annunziata, San Ginesio The late Romanesque Church with Gothic facade and terracotta ornamentation.
 Frescoes by Lorenzo Salimbeni, 1406  A Unicorn  Note the insects in the flower   A crane with snake  The frescoes are thought to be influenced by the Knights Templar.
The Sibylline MountainsHome of the mythical Sibyl of Cumae and a refuge for the Sabine tribe when not being raped by the Romans.
 A “Sound of Music” moment.  Bell Flower  Day Lily and Margerite
 Mallow
 Alpine larkspur
 A “Selfie” of the photographer
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