Ancona is, above all, a city of the sea. The city is blessed with a magnificent coastline to the south, with clean and accessible water and unspoilt white beaches.
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy. It is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located 280 km (170 mi) northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic Sea, between the slopes of the two extremities of the promontory of Monte Conero, Monte Astagno and Monte Guasco.
Higlights
Ancona is one of the main ports on the Adriatic Sea, especially for passenger traffic, and is the main economic and demographic centre of the region.
The climate of Ancona is humid subtropical and the city lies on the border between mediterranean and more continental regions. Precipitations are regular throughout the year. Winters are cool.
Ancona Cathedral
Renaissance Gothic door of the church of Sant’Agostino
Ancona Cathedral, dedicated to Judas Cyriacus, was consecrated at the beginning of the 11th century and completed in 1189. It has ten columns which are attributed to the temple of Venus.[8] The church was restored in the 1980s.
Arch of Trajan
The Arch of Trajan is a marble structure 18 metres (59 feet) high, but only 3 metres (9.8 feet) wide, standing on a high platform approached by a wide flight of steps, and is one of the finest surviving Roman monuments in the Marches. It was built in the year 114/115 as an entrance to the causeway atop the harbour wall and is named in honour of Trajan, the emperor who made the harbour. Most of its original bronze ornaments have disappeared.
Other sights
Lazzaretto: the complex was planned by architect Luigi Vanvitelli in 1732 as a pentagonal building built on an artificial island, also pentagonal, as a quarantine station; it cover more than 20,000 square metres (220,000 square feet), built to protect the city from the risk of contagious diseases eventually reaching the town with the ships.
Palazzo del Comune was built in 1250, with lofty arched substructures at the back, was gotic work of Margaritone d’Arezzo.
Santi Pellegrino e Teresa: 18th century church.
Santissimo Sacramento: 16th and 18th century church.
The National Archaeological Museum of the Marche Region is housed in the Palazzo Ferretti, built in the late Renaissance by Pellegrino Tibaldi; it preserves frescoes by Federico Zuccari.
Discover Ancona
Explore its rich history and discover the best places to visit with our list of the top attractions in and around Ancona.
Here you will find many rustic, tasty recipes, often with a fish base. Typical dishes include: brodetto all’Anconetana (a hearty Adriatic fish soup and stoccafisso all’Anconetana.
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