Italy visit 2023
October 2023
This year, our 20th wedding anniversary, we returned to Italy. Anne's Italian speaking has improved, but we felt it would be great to attend a language school in Italy. This trip combined language school, for both of us, with vacation and visiting family. We of course took many photographs (with our cellphones) so it will be difficult to organize them for you. First, we have again created a map of places we visited. That link will bring you to the map, where you can scroll in or out. For ease of reference, here is a view that includes all the places we visited, and a close-up of the zone where we spent the most time.


The two locations in green are Mondavio, where we stayed for the first two weeks, and Fano, where we stayed for the rest of our time in Italy.
This trip report is organized chronologically, but below that it also has reference links to all of the topics. So if you choose, you can jump right to a location or activity that you want to know more about. So first, the chronology. You can start with the 1st page of the 1st week (Our Airbnb in Mondavio) and continue through the trip from there.
And now, the list by topic and area:
Larger Cities:
- Ascoli Piceno
- Bologna
- Fano: visit on 1st Sunday; Moving back; Exploring
- Fano: Moving back
- Fano: Exploring
- Fano: Final Visit
- Pesaro: Francesco's & Doni's anniversary pizza
- Pesaro: Exploring
- San Marino
- Venice
Villages:
- Arcevia
- Barbara
- Barchi
- Cartoceto
- Castello di Frontone
- Cerasa
- Corinaldo
- Fratte Rosa
- Genga
- Gradara
- Loretello
- Mombaroccio
- Mondavio: Our Airbnb
- Mondavio: La Rocca Museum
- Mondavio: The Apollo Theater
- Mondavio: The village
- Montecarotto
- Monteciccardo part 1
- Monticiccardo part 2
- Nidastore
- Offida
- Orciano di Pesaro
- Pergola: lunch
- Pergola: museum
- Saltara
- San Leo
- San Vittore
- Sant'Angelo in Lizzola Part 1
- Sant'Angelo in Lizzola Part 2
- San'Ippolito
- Sant'Andrea di Suasa
- Serra de' Conti
- Sirolo
- Sorbolongo
- Urbino
- Villa Ugolini
Activities:
- Anniversary
- Anniversary of Francesco and Doni
- Artisanal Cheese Maker Tour
- Cooking Class
- Dinner at Filippo's
- Dinner with Ciavarini at vineyard and The Station
- Dinner with Alizia
- Dinner at Alizia's friend's BnB
- Hike in Conero
- Hike in Fonte Avellana
- Meals with Giovanna
- Ravioli Lesson
- Terracruda Vineyard Tour
- Cantina di Conventino tour
- Walk in the Olive Grove
Museums:
Other:
Updated April 2026