The traditional Le Marche cooking classes are designed for small groups and families.

The cooking lessons or courses are led by a local chef who will immerse you in a world of typically Italian flavours, but specific to the region.

The overall aim is to demonstrate to all participants how to embrace simple regional cooking techniques to try back home.

Each lesson lasts 4 to 5 hours and can even be held in your own holiday villa or home in Le Marche.

Before the course you will accompany the chef to a local farm or family shop where you will purchase the ingredients needed for your lesson and also to get close to local daily life.

Each lesson costs €65 per person and includes:

• Cooking class ( 2 local recipes )
• Wine tasting
• Lunch or dinner
• Special gift

The tourism authorities of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino suggest 10 cycle itineraries to discover one of the the richest provinces of Italy from the point of view of history, natural beauty and monumental heritage.

For example, tour number 8 of Montefeltro country and its fortresses passes through unspoilt countryside inside the regional Natural Park of Sasso Simone e Simoncello as well as parts of Romagna and the Republic of San Marino.

Dream Academy is a British / Italian company based in Gradara, Le Marche who specializes in unique weddings and exclusive tailor made events in central and north Italy.

Follow the links on the right column of this page to view all locations where the company operates; they extend to Adriatic Coast beach weddings, Venice, Verona, Lake Garda and the Valpolicella wine zone.

The owners of the company have over 25 years experience in all sectors of the travel industry and hold a legal Italian Tour Operators licence.

Its not just weddings, Dream Academy clients have included airlines and corporate travel organisations. Whoever you may be, the company will look for that unique element to make your celebration that little bit special.

This can include a castle banquet or delicious home made meal in an out of the way farmhouse to a fabulous designer wedding in palatial noble surroundings to a simple barefoot beach ceremony.

The following active vacation proposals can be arranged through local travel planner Moreno Moretti who runs Le Marche Holiday near Ascoli Piceno.

Although specializing in gourmet tours and wine and cooking holidays, Le Marche Holiday has added the following elements to his portfolio or proposals for a truly unique selection of stay ideas in one of Italy's least spoilt regions.

QUAD BIKE EXCURSIONS IN THE SIBILLINI HILLS

If you want a truly amazing experience on your holiday in Le Marche, then you should try a quad-biking trip deep into nature and the local countryside.

The bike’s versatility combined with the knowledge of the guide makes this a really exciting and exhilarating day out.

The programme features:

• Quad bike half day hire
• Insurance
• Guide
• Training
• 3 hour excursion
• Local food tasting

PRICE: €95 per Quad

Le Marche Holiday is run by Moreno Moretti, a rural development graduate based in the province of Ascoli Piceno.

With a family background in farming rare local produce, Moreno has tremendous connections with wine makers, truffle hunters, local artisans and country accommodation owners across the Marche region and beyond.

He has pulled these contacts together to propose a series of unique day trips and cultural experiences for anyone wanting to really get under the skin of the traditions and dishes of this wonderful territory.

The philosophy of Le Marche Holiday is to "provide vacation ideas which which will allow you to meet local people and see how they live and work".

Special attention is given to the traditions of the region which are in danger of disappearing, but which are kept alive by family and colleagues.