Storia e curiosità

The restaurant was founded in 1982 and is run by two brothers and their wives, and today it is still run by the same people. The name ?Navigante? comes from the nickname of one of the two brothers: Ernesto Valentini. We serve a simple, genuine cuisine made from local produce and quality ingredients with seasonal specialties. Neither frills nor excesses, just excellent Le Marche food.

I nostri piatti per il Menù della Sibilla

Two types of lamb (available all year)
The age-old practice of pastoralism in these mountains significantly shaped the traditional cuisine. The dish offers two different local recipes on one plate: fried cutlet of lamb breaded with egg and bread crumbs, and lamb chops seasoned with salt and pepper and cooked on the grill.

Cosa c'è nel piatto

The products used...  

Lamb reared in the mountains Sibillini...

...And their producers  

Farm of Valentini Emiliano - Fraz. Nocelleto Castelsantangelo sul Nero (MC) Farm of Pazzaglini Pietro - Gualdo di Castelsantangelo sul Nero (MC) Farm of Pazzaglini Paulo - Gualdo di Castelsantangelo sul Nero (MC) Farm of The Pastorello Cupi - Fraz Cupi Visso (MC) Farm of Franconi Claudia - Fraz. Piè la Costa, Ussita (MC)

Place of production  

he farm of Valentini Emiliano is the family business, based in Rapegna, near the restaurant. The animals graze in the valley and the mountain of Rapegna, Cardosa. Other business that supply the restaurant are located in the immediate vicinity: Gualdo, Ussita and Cupi Visso. Again the animals are raised in pastures of Pian Perduto di Castelluccio, Monte Lieto and Monte Careschio.

Production Method  

The animals are raised on pastures following traditions handed down from generation to generation. The companies are small businesses, family-run.

These products help biodiversity

Raising sheep in the mountains is practice that is still widespread in the Park. This contributes to the maintenance of secondary grasslands where there are a wide variety of plant species, including an abundance of orchids (in the Park there are more than 30 species). These grasslands are also important as they represent the ideal habitat for many species of birds to nest, such as the tawny pipit, the red-backed shrike and the skylark. For these reasons these habitats are considered of priority interest by the European Union. The maintenance of these precious and fragile environments depends of the proper management of the pastures. To learn more about these habitats and how these products help to maintain them?