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Experience the real italian lifestyle - la dolce vita Febbraio 2012 For any remaining dates to end of April we are offering Special Discounts - contact us for details. Our booking calendar is filling up for this year so if you have any specific dates in mind please book early ..............! Don't miss the big Cingoli market on Sunday 27th May it's a fantastic experience and every street is covered in stalls! Whether
you plan to visit for a romantic break, a memorable holiday without the hordes
of tourists, a relaxing break to de-stress, celebrate a special occasion or
honeymoon, go house hunting or simply experience the ‘real Italy’ read
on……….
Monthly themes available to all of our guests who book direct without extra charge (minimum three night stay) February with an average max daytime temperature of 12°C Romance and red roses Complimentary red roses in your guest room throughout this month with cosy wood burners, candles and snow capped mountain views. Also the Carnivale processions in the local towns. March with an average max daytime temperature of 15°C Chocolate and strawberry wine An indulgence of chocolate and a delicious Italian red sparkling wine made with sweet grapes and called 'Fragolino' which is served chilled and tastes of freshly picked wild strawberries and is a perfect complement to chocolate. A day of complimentary Fragolino and chocolates for guests who stay with us this month. April with an average max daytime temperature of 20°C Chocolate, strawberry wine and roast beef For the Easter period which we include in the month of April, we also have a day of complementary Fragolino and chocolates for one day of your stay this month. As we live on St George's Hill we also celebrate St George's Day which is roast beef day so on 23rd April we eat roast beef all day and guests can enjoy complimentary roast beef. May with an average max daytime temperature of 24°C Spring flowers For the month of May the spring flowers are beautiful in the garden and olive groves and we fill the house and your guest room with flowers. June with an average max daytime temperature of 27°C Beer In our local village of Troviggiano it is the event of the Year - The Grand Troviggiano Beer Festa with people visiting from near and far. There is live entertainment every night of the five day event and we and our guests love it. Because the weather mid-June usually changes overnight to very hot, ice cool beer is the perfect drink. You will find extra complimentary beer in your guest fridge in the month of June. July with an average max daytime temperature of 32°C Prosecco and gelato (ice cream) The hottest month and we could think of nothing better than a nice light complimentary flute of 'Italian champagne' when you arrive. We also have our own ice cream festas on certain days in the afternoons with complimentary ice cream for guests. August with an average max daytime temperature of 31°C Prosecco and gelato (ice cream) We continue this theme throughout the month of August. September with an average max daytime temperature of 25°C Picking grapes and wine making Try our own grapes during your stay also our regular complimentary wine tasting festas of Verdicchio wine from our local vineyards. October with an average max daytime temperature of 20°C Mushrooms - Funghi If you are a mushroom lover you can not only see some weird and wonderful ones in the nature trails but try some at breakfast time when we have our regular mushroom festas. You may even be lucky enough to find truffles (which cost a fortune) on your walk, although we never have. November with an average max daytime temperature of 15°C Olives From the 1st November everyone locally is picking their olives. If you stay with us in November you can watch what is going on in the olive picking season or you can join in. We pick the olives by hand and they fall gently on the net and we gather them up and take them to the olive press where you can see the olive oil being made. We have special olive picking breaks available - contact us if you would like to experience olive picking. Our
guests come to enjoy the music, the culture, the architecture, the food, the
wine, the sun, walking & rambling, painting & sketching, photography
(the light here is brilliant), the wildlife, the fresh air, sightseeing, opera
and because Italy ranks in the top 10 countries for quality of life then this
must at least be an excuse to visit…………. The Grand Tour now includes Avenale: The phrase 'Grand Tour' was introduced by Richard Lassels in his 1670 book "Voyage to Italy" which describes the passage of the privileged visiting the cultural centres of Italy; Venice; Turin or Milan; Florence; Pisa; Bologna and southwards to Rome. We have discovered the Grand Tour now also includes Avenale (as well as the other parts of Le Marche)! Some guests now fly into Rome or Bologna and either drive or travel by bus or train to visit Siena, Florence, Pisa before heading across to Le Marche and then returning to either Rome or Bologna. After the hustle & bustle of the cities our guests comment on how nice it is to escape the tourists and visit us here at il sorger del sole just to de-stress and relax in the stunning beautiful rolling countryside. Forget the tourist traps when you can explore the culture & arts of Cingoli famed as 'The Balcony of Le Marche', Macerata with it's open air opera, Urbino the perfect city and a little further away Ascoli Piceno. Le Marche offers the whole of Italy in just one region - the culture, arts, the history, the architecture, the food, the wines, the friendly welcoming people and the real 'dolce vita'. (Please visit our Nearby page for just a few of the things to see and do). Out and about:
Local Walks: Many of our guests enjoy walking and Gregory has continued preparing handouts which details local walks. These maps shows the distances, if the walks are flat or hilly, places of interest and even restaurants & bars are also shown. There are lots of walks locally so if guests prefer just to leave their car here and explore on foot they can now take one of Gregory's maps and walk as little or as far as they want to. Excellent value for money at il sorger del sole Guests
have commented on what excellent value for money we provide and how enjoyable
and inexpensive it has been to stay at il sorger Celebrate your Special Day with us
- Celebration Stay
It is becoming increasingly more popular for couples to decide to marry in the beautiful region of Le Marche. If you are considering a marriage in Le Marche, if required, we can provide you with details of a professional Wedding Planner who could arrange your special day for you. In 2011 we had a very special wedding couple stay with us in June. We include special treats in your room for the wedding couple including chilled Prosecco, fresh flowers, fruit basket and chocolates. Please advise us you are a wedding couple when you reserve your accommodation to receive the special offer. Our Wedding Stay offer is based upon a minimum 3 night stay and guests who book with us direct. Honeymooners We have had
honeymooners stay with us from as far away as Wine tasting:
Also about 15 minutes drive from us lies the village of Coste which is situated in the heart of the wine region. From the village you can see our road but not our house as we are behind the hillside and if you could drive straight across the fields you could be here in a few minutes. Guests arriving from Ancona airport often stop off at this little bar on the way to us for coffee, a beer or a glass or wine. If you choose wine which is a lovely Verdicchio they bring antipasti (plates of little bites) for you to enjoy. If you feel hungry the restaurant is very good and do meals both at lunchtime or in the evenings. They are closed on Tuesdays. And, just past the bar there is a supermarket and an all day pizzeria if you fancy just a slice of pizza and also another bar and restaurant. Le Marche: Important factors for visitors to Le Marche are its unspoilt charm, natural beauty and warmth & genuineness of its people and the adventure of visiting areas and restaurants not yet discovered by tourism. Guests continue to comment on the peace and tranquility of this hillside when they stay with us. They relax in the gardens or groves listening to the church bells and the sound of birds singing and as evening falls what better than to light some candles or lanterns and gaze at the starlit sky and the lights from hill top towns twinkling in the distance. There are many festas, concerts, events and celebrations which are held throughout the year and inevitably sometimes they all want the same dates. If you are considering staying with us and have specific dates in mind please do book in good time as we hate to disappoint. Having said that, if we have gaps left between bookings we offer excellent discounts to fill up our booking calendar. We welcome guests from throughout the world. Potential House Buyers: Le Marche is a hot spot for house buyers with lots of renovation work being carried out. Most buy a property to renovate and engage the services of an architect or geometra to oversee, obtain quotes and appoint builders to carry out the work. We have renovated most of our house ourselves. Sandra was mixing concrete one Christmas Day wearing a shower cap to protect her hair from the dust as she emptied ballast, cement and water into our petrol powered mixer. We have changed rotten wooden beams and joists, replaced floors, installed frames for new windows, pointed 'metres' of stonework and the list goes on! Some of our guests who have seen what we have achieved have left us with the confidence to tackle some of the renovation work themselves and several are now busy transforming their ruins into habitable properties! Buying a house in Le Marche is a very good investment and there are presently bargains to be had. We often have potential house buyers stay with us from many different countries. We are always happy for guests to gain from our experiences of buying and renovating in Le Marche. Shopping Basket: We are always being told by guests that they had no idea how cheap it would be to holiday here in Le Marche. The area is still relatively undiscovered and there are no 'tourist prices' in the bars and restaurants - just what the locals would pay! To give you an idea several local restaurants offer a fixed price menu from 12 - 15 euros per person and a typical meal includes bread, a first course which is usually a choice of pasta, followed by grilled meat (perhaps pork or chicken) served with vegetables in season or salad, mineral water, red or white wine and coffee. Restaurant prices for a pizza are around 6-7 euro each and pasta is also around 6-7 euro each (you could have one portion with two plates if you are not too hungry) with a litre of house wine at around 3-5 euro. In a bar a glass of house wine is around 2 euro with better quality wine around 3-4 euro and a bottle of local beer is around 1-2 euro with imported beer a little more. Cafe bars are open from early morning until late at night and serve coffees at 1-2 euro, pastries, sandwiches, panini and slices of pizza at very reasonable prices. Thanks for visiting our website and hope to see you soon...........Ciao ciao Gregory & Sandra
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If
you’re free on your Birthday, Wedding Anniversary or Valentine's Day…….. So
are we! Celebrate your special day we would love to spoil you.