environs
- The house is set in typical Le Marche countryside - gentle rolling hills with spectacular views of hill-top towns.
- The village of Paterno has a shop and a bar - Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays are cards nights.
- The nearest town is Tolentino, 4 kms down the road. It is an important commercial and cultural centre in Le Marche.
- The school bus passes by the house on its route between Tolentino and the nearby medieval town of San Ginesio.
- The provincial capital, Macerata, is 20 minutes away; it hosts an annual outdoor opera season.
- In around 45 minutes you can be at the nearest ski resort of the Sibillini mountains.
- Adriatic beaches are half an hour away.
- From the capital of Le Marche, Ancona, you can take a ferry to Croatia and Greece.