The city of Pesaro is the top city in Italy for bike lanes. For this and other reasons, Marche was recognized in 2018 as Italy’s most eco-friendly region.
The symbol of the region is a green woodpecker. Legend has it that the Sabine people crossed the entire Apennines following that totem. By following the Green Woodpecker the population of the Piceni was born, and they went on to populate the whole territory between the Foglia and Salino rivers.