Bruni and Swain - Real estate agent in Amandola selling traditional farmhouses, villas and other properties, renting holiday homes in restored country houses, and undertaking property restoration in Marche.
Grottammare - Description of the town and its attractions: the temperate climate, sandy beach, alleyways and natural "balconies" of the medieval town, the green seafront with its majestic pines and the splendid Liberty Avenue.
Hotel Paradise - Holiday and business hotel in front of the beach of Fano, Marche Region in the central Italy.
Residence il Granaio di Valcastagno - [Numana] In the middle of Conero Natural Park, immersed in the Marche's breathtaking countryside and only a stone's away from the coast.
Grottammare - On the coast of Marche. Photograph, map and introduction to the medieval town in English. The remaining text is in Italian.
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