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Le Marche - good location to stay in, and apartment/rental recommendations

For those of you that have been to Le Marche, I'd like to know where you think a good base to see the area would be (we'll have a car). A town is greatly preferred over a villa in the countryside, and I'm looking for an apartment to rent for four adults.

I'm considering Urbino, but am also looking for any place in the area that has a working town (ie. someplace that we can walk to a market, a couple of restaurants, etc.).

Any apartment/rental recommendations are welcome (We'll probably be there for a week).

Thanks,
Jan

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Marche are not that small. First do some research on what you want to visit, then choose a location central to your destinations. And would you rather stay in a small town or a bigger one?

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Looking to check out San Marino, head to the coast (Pesaro, Fano, or another town), hike a day or two, and see some wineries. Also plan on going to Gubbio. I'd rather stay in a larger town, but as long as there's at least a small market and a restaurant or two, that would be OK. Basically, we would all like someplace to be able to walk to in the morning and/or evening.

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So you want to stay in the North. If in summer, I would stay at a beach resort town. For example Senigallia or even Riccione (in Romagna). From there any place in the north Marche or San Marino is close. Also in that area, besides Urbino, don't miss Gradara and its castle (a famous love story taking place in that castle is featured in the Inferno by Dante).
Consult the Region's official tourism agency for some ideas.
http://en.turismo.marche.it

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Agree with Roberto! We have family in Riccione/Rimini area and base ourselves there and travel all over Le Marche including San Leo and San Marco, both towns are very charming.

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I would enthusiastically add my recommendation for Senigallia. It's a beach town, so if you are there in warm weather, you can take advantage of the miles of golden sand and the inviting Adriatic.

We were there for 4 nights two years ago, in early October. Many of the beach restaurants had closed down but the weather was still warm and one was still open ... La Tartana, where we could sit in the late afternoon with a wine or beer (and abundant free snacks) with our feet in the sand. Then we returned twice to La Tartana for dinner, where we had large plates of fresh pasta and seafood for about 10 euros.

Senigallia is kind of a "foodie" mecca, with lots of other restaurants and even two Michelin two-starred restaurants, if you want a gourmet dining experience.

Aside from the beach, Senigallia is also an interesting typical Italian town, with a 17th century palazzo and 14th century castle ... and wonderful daily fruit and vegetable markets. One rainy day we walked downtown and had delicious hot chocolate with bowls of whipped cream, at La Meridiana. We had great dinner downtown too, at an osteria.

We stayed at the Hotel Palace, just across from the beach. We booked far in advance, through Booking.com, and got a great ocean-view room for under 50 euros. We wished we had been able to stay longer!