If you have GPS, Casal dei Fichi is at 43,10'37" N; 13,32'00" E.
The end of our drive is 43,10'27" N; 13,32'02" E.
If you don't read on...
Directions from Ancona Airport
Follow the green signs for the A14, its only a few minutes from the airport. Turn right out of the car rental exit road, you soon come to a roundabout, go right and right again at the next keep following the A14 signs and soon afterwards there's a left turn (not very well signposted), then right onto a slip road to the , go right at the traffic lights and collect a ticket for the A14 motorway.
On the motorway take the left fork and head south towards Bari/Pescara and not north towards Bologna. Follow this route south for 20 minutes — 3 junctions — and come off at the exit marked Civitanova/Macerata — pay at the barrier (2.70 euros) and approach a roundabout, go left (*) and after 30 seconds you will see a slip road to the right signed 'Macerata' take this and you are on a fast dual carriageway which takes you inland away from the coast. Follow this road for 20 minutes and then take the exit marked Macerata Sud / Corridonia — there is a secondary sign which also says Francavilla D'ete etc. This will take you to a T junction where you are turning left towards Corridonia.
You now stay on this road all the way to Francavilla D'ete. You will go up hill past Corridonia and then basically go up and down hills for about 15 mins. You are heading towards us and another town called Mogliano. After 15 mins the road splits — left to Francavilla and right to Mogliano — obviously go left (in fact you are staying on the same road) and you will soon be at Francavilla.
Go past Francavilla towards Monte Giorgio and after 500 metres you will pass the cemetery on your right followed by open ground. Keep going and after a couple of bends you will pass more open ground on the right and immediately you will see a large green house on the right — less than1km after the cemetery. Turn left opposite this house and you will go down a track past a house which looks like you are entering someone's garden! The track leads to the left of, then behind the house and down the hill. You will then see us in all our glory and you can follow this track to Casal dei Fichi.
If you want to stop off at a supermarket the easiest is IPER. As you leave the A14 motorway you can see it on your right next to the slip road. After the toll go right at the roundabout, right again at the next then negotiate your way to the bak of the car park - back towards the motorway. Don't worry, this isn't the nearest to us but it's one of the nicest and it doesn't close for lunch. Don't forget an euro for the trolley, then resume the directions above from (*).