Mary and friends off the beaten path in Italy

Board your flight and get ready for another amazing adventure organized by Mary Lide!

Flight: United Airlines EWR to FCO

Flight code: UA 40 

Departing at 5:55 PM from Newark, NJ

It is your responsibility to be at the airport with all the required documentation and early enough to check in and go through security.

Non-stop flight.

Flight lands in Rome FCO airport at 08:05 AM local Italian time.

Land in Rome, board your bus and get to Ascoli Piceno area.

Enjoy one of those lunches that you are used to when traveling with Mary!

Reach the hotel Il Casale, overlooking the amazing hills of the Piceno valley and enjoy a welcome cocktail.

Overnight Ascoli Piceno

Feel like royalty while visiting the amazing medieval town of Acquaviva Picena with its perfectly preserved XII century fortress.

Enjoy lunch in one of our selected restaurant before having a stroll with our local guide and discover the city of travertine and towers, Ascoli Piceno!

During your free time make sure you taste some typical fried olives and get a coffee with the famous Anisetta liqueur in one of the many local cafes.

Overnight: Ascoli Piceno

Check out and discover the northern part of the region. But first, some shopping time! 

In a local factory, learn about the main production and the biggest pride of the region, shoes. Have some time for shopping and great deals.

After a wine tasting with light lunch, visit Loreto, the city that owes its fame to the Sanctuary (or Basilica) where the Shrine of the Holy House of the Virgin Mary is preserved and venerated. It is a holy place defined by Pope John Paul II as “the true Marian heart of Christianity". Learn the legend and the history about how the Home of Our Lady arrived in Marche and admire the elegance of the Church built to protect it.

Check in to the hotel in the beautiful seaside town of Senigallia.

Overnight: Senigallia

Visit Frasassi, one of the most beautiful grottoes complex in central Italy. After (safely) walking through stalagmites and stalactites. 

After lunch in one of our selected restaurants, you will proceed to Jesi, the birthplace of Frederick II to enjoy its lively Christmas atmosphere.

Overnight: Senigallia

Beautifully independent, this is how San Marino will look like. After visiting this charming republic that looks like a gem embedded in italy, proceed to Candelara for the Christmas markets!

Overnight: Senigallia

Today relax and enjoy Senigallia ora jump on the optional we have designed for you!

Urbino: knights, forks and knives (with lunch)

Overnight: Senigallia

It is about time to get back to Rome! On the way South, have a stop in the beautiful Umbria region to visit Perugia, the European capital of chocolate.

Overnight: Rome

On your last day in Italy, enjoy the eternal city on your own or sign up for our optional tour. Click on the name to learn more and/or sign up
- Saint Angel Castle and Baroque Rome (with lunch)
- Caravaggio: an immersion in lights and shades (with lunch)
- Jewish Rome (with lunch)
At night, we will have one of those farewell parties that will be hard to forget...

Overnight: Rome

Reach the airport of Rome and board your flight to go back home! Spread the word about this amazing region you have visited and make your friends and family fall in love with it!