Located in the Central area of the country, bordering Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the north, Tuscanyto the north-west, Umbriato the west, Abruzzoand Lazioto the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Except for river valleys and the often very narrow coastal strip, the land is hilly. In the nineteenth century, a railway from Bolognato Brindisilinked (...)

Located in the Central area of the country, bordering Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the north, Tuscanyto the north-west, Umbriato the west, Abruzzoand Lazioto the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Except for river valleys and the often very narrow coastal strip, the land is hilly. In the nineteenth century, a railway from Bolognato Brindisilinked the Marchealong the coastline of the entire territory. Inland, the mountainous nature of the region, even today, allows little communication north and south, except by rough roads over the passes.