Le Fontane

Cottage Nocciola has a private, walled terrace with a completely uninterrupted view over the hills and rich, fertile countryside. The interior is furnished most attractively and is all on ground level. By the swimming pool, which opens from mid-June to mid-September, are changing rooms and toilet, a tennis court and a covered barbecue patio furnished with tables and chairs. Urbino, on the slopes of the Apennines and whose Palace is reputed to be the most beautiful in all Italy, is also a university town. The city is the highlight of the region, but the hills of the interior contain an abundance of smaller towns and all but undiscovered villages. Dining out in the region is relatively cheap and Ryanair offer inexpensive flights to nearby Ancona, the capital of Le Marche.