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The Rescue of Castello dei Pecorari |
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Written by Marco Ryan
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Friday, 01 December 2006 |
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 This is the story of our project as we slowly rescue, restore and rebuild the amazing medieval Castello dei Pecorari deep in the heart of the white truffle region of Le Marche in Italy.
The castle, which is on the border of Marche, Tuscany and Umbria, was once owned by the Ubaldini family and for centuries was part of a series of castles and watch-towers that acted as a communications network to the Castello Brancaleone in nearby Piobbico.The castle was last inhabited in the 1930s, before it was allowed to fall into its current ruined state. Our intent is a sympathetic and authentic restoration of this castle back to its orginal structure, but with the likely usage being converted into a small luxury spa hotel.
This website includes the latest news of our progress and the results of our meetings with our Engineer and Project Manager, Ingr. Antonio Marconi and local VIPs such as Dott Giorgio Mochi, the Mayor of nearby Piobbico, a photo gallery of the project as it progresses and a history of the castle.
We would welcome any feedback or enquiries about the project.
Marco and Francesca d'Arcangeli Ryan,
Piobbico November 2006
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 April 2007 )
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ITALIA! article - Apr 2007 |
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Written by Marco Ryan
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Wednesday, 18 April 2007 |
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 Our project to rescue Castello dei Pecorari has been featured in ITALIA! Magazine. Every month the magazine features a region of Italy, and presents an in-depth assessment of the property market, what it is like to live there or the challenges of mvoing and setting up home in that region.
This month the region featured was Le Marche, and Marco and Francesca were profiled as a couple who had recently bought a propertyin the region. In the article they share their expereinces, the help they have had from Paradise Possible and Cesare Belpassi of Pegasus and their delight at being so warmly welcomed by all those they have met.
To find out more about the magazine or the article, have a look at ITALIA!'s website
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 April 2007 )
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Written by Marco Ryan
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
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 Le Marche
is famed for its cuisine, so wherever you decide to eat, whether it is in the
small Trattoria in a cobbled street of the local medieval town, or to the
family run agriturismo in the heart of the countryside, you will be spoilt by
the quality of the local ingredients and the high standard of the cooking.
With such a discerning local market and such a long
established reputation for good unpretentious cooking it would be foolish to
open a restaurant that aimed at fine cuisine or that pushed toward the sort of
standards awarded a Michelin Star, without being 100% sure that there was a
market for it!
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 May 2007 )
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