•  Which is the main airport for Le Marche?

Ancona

•  Which airlines fly to Ancona?

Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) .

•  What type of restaurants do you find in Le Marche?

Bar:
Open from early- morning until late at night
serving a range of coffees, teas, alcoholic
and non-alcoholic drinks. Also serves rolls,
cakes and fresh croissants.

Panineria:
Serves sandwiches and hot snacks (pizzas, calzones)

Trattoria:
Less formal than a ‘Ristorante’,
where local specialities are served.

Ristorante:
The most formal type of place to eat when
one is not in a hurry. The order of courses is
antipasto, pasta or soup (‘primo piatto’),
main course (‘secondo piatto’), salad, and
dessert, all accompanied by good wine.

•  What are the shop opening hours in Le Marche?

Shops are open from 9.00 – 1.00 and
from 15:30/16.00 - 19:30/20.00 Tuesday to
Saturday, and from 15.30/16.00 - 19.30/20.00
on Mondays. From the middle of June to the
middle of September, the shops are closed on
Saturday afternoons but open on Monday mornings.

•  What products are good to shop for in Le Marche?

Le Marche is renowned for its leather goods –
excellent quality and good value for money.
It also produces some good wines;
Piceno Red is a good choice as is
Verdicchio di Jesi.

•  What are the bank opening hours in Le Marche?

Banks are open Monday-Friday from 8:30 to 13:30
and from 15.00 to 16.00 and close all day on
Saturday and Sunday and on national holidays.
Afternoon hours may vary from city to city.
Travellers’ cheques can be exchanged for Italian
currency at most hotels and shops and foreign
exchange offices in main railway stations and
airports.

•  Are there any well-known opera houses in Le Marche?

The Macerata open- air Opera house
www.macerataopera.org
is well known in Italy. It will be running a
summer ‘40th year’ festival in 2004 (16/7 – 14/8).