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We are often asked which is our favourite is time of year in Le Marche. Each one has its special appeal: the crystal clear winter

As we  begin another New Year at Casal dei Fichi we first of all want to reassure everyone that we are still here in Italy,

  After much soul searching, and with heavy hearts we have decided that the time for moving on from Casal dei Fichi is approaching. It

 Like everyone else we found ourselves thinking about so many things this year. Like have we got enough tablecloths and mocha coffee makers for the

A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Eco category in the Shortyz awards, we’re delighted to say that we won.

  Hattie was the dog you expected to live for ever. As long as she was breathing her trademark curved plume of a tail would

It’s the end of the season at Casal dei Fichi and, as usual, we have finished it off by running our gourmet breaks. This time

  CRASH!! As I sit down to write this a bowl comes tumbling off the coffee table. A small price to pay for having a

  2015 is shaping up to be a record breaking hot and dry summer here in Marche and now that we are well and truly

If you saw Lorraine Bowen on Britain’s Got Talent recently you are unlikely to have forgotten her.   There was no mistaking Lorraine’s quirky individual

  OK, so we can all try to take photos of the views from Casal dei Fichi, with varying results. But the brave come armed

    For many arriving in Marche their first thought is – “it’s even more beautiful than the pictures”. When guests say it about Casal

You don’t want to rush things in Italy, a key lesson for assimilating and fitting in like a local. So after many years deliberating we