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City trips Ancona   -   Tourist information City of Ancona, Capital City The Marche.

Ancona, situated on the Adriatic Sea, is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of central Italy.


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Camping

  Camping.it   -   Camp site Ancona

Hotels in Ancona

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  Grand Hotel Passetto ****, Via Thaon De Revel 1, 60124 Ancona
The Grand Hotel Passetto is a first class hotel, a modern and elegant building ideally situated for both business and pleasure. it is very close to the historical centre of Ancona, in a quiet residential area, overlooking the adriatic sea. 

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

  

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Travel Guides Ancona / Destination Guides

Travel Guides Marche  [ amazon.co.uk ]

Transportation / How do I travel to Ancona

  Ancona Airport   -   L'aeroporto Raffaello Sanzio

  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights 

  Ancona 'Centrale'   -   main railway station Ancona

  Adria Ferries (Durrës)
  Blue Line International (Split, Stari Grad, Vis)
  Jadrolinija (Split, Zadar)
  SNAV (Split) (seasonal)
  Superfast Ferries (Igoumenitsa, Patras)
  ANEK Lines (Igoumenitsa, Patras)
  Minoan Lines (Igoumenitsa, Patras)
  Marmara Lines (Cesme)


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  Ancona   -   Comune Ancona   -   Capital City Le Marche

  Ancona Province   -   Provincia Ancona

  Ancona Province Tourist Board   -   Liberta di Vacanza

  Ancona's cathedral   -   example of romanic architecture
It preserves inside its crypt the relics of San Ciriaco, the city patron saint.
  Arch of Trajan [ marble, 18 m high ]
115 DC. Masterwork of the Classical Age
  Cathedral of San Ciriaco
  Church of San Francesco alle Scale 
  Church of Santa Maria della Piazza [ 1210 ]   -   with an elaborate arcaded façade
  Church of Sant'Agostino
Built by the Augustinians in 1341 as Santa Maria del Popolo, and enlarged by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century and turned into a palace after 1860. It has maintained the Gothic portal by Giorgio da Sebenico, with statues portraying St. Monica, St. Nicola da Tolentino, St. Simplicianus and bless Agostino Trionfi.
  Church of the Santi Pellegrino e Teresa (18th century)
  Church of the Santissimo Sacramento (16th and 18th century)
  Episcopal Palace   -   the place where Pope Pius II died in 1464.
  The Lazzaretto (Laemocomium or "Mole Vanvitelliana")
planned by architect Luigi Vanvitelli in 1732 is a pentagonal building covering more than 20,000 m², built to protect the military defensive authorities from the risk of contagious diseases eventually reaching the town with the ships. Later it was used also as a military hospital or as barracks; it is currently used for cultural exhibits.
  Loggia dei Mercanti [ late Gothic building ]
  Mole of Vanvitelli
Structure with a pentagonal base built in 1732 with the dual function of both military fortress and leper hospital.
  Monte Astagno, occupied by the citadel
  Monte Guasco, on which the Duomo stands (150 m).
Dedicated to St Judas Cyriacus and said to occupy the site of a temple of Venus, who is mentioned by Catullus and Juvenal as the tutelary deity of the place.
  Palazzo Benincasa [ late Gothic building ]
  Palazzo Bosdari
  Palazzo del Comune
The work of Margaritone d'Arezzo.
  Palazzo del Senato [ late Gothic building ]
  Pinacoteca Civica Francesco Podesti   -   housed in the Palazzo Bosdari

History of Ancona

Ancona was founded from Syracuse about 390 BC, who gave it its name.

  Ancona's history   -   see Wikipedia   -   see also Storia_di_Ancona

Music, Culture & Entertainment

  Biblioteca comunale Luciano Benincasa   -   municipal library
The library was established by bequest of Luciano Benincasa in 1669. Situated in the Palazzo Mengoni-Ferretti, at the central Piazza del Plebiscito [ square of the Plebiscite ].

  Museums in Ancona   -   Musei di Ancona

  Festa del mare [ Festival of the Sea ]
The sea festival is held the first Sunday of September and consists of a lively procession of hundreds of boats to honor the fallen of the sea with a religious ceremony. In the seaside district of Ancona shows, parades, concerts and exhibitions. The day finishes with a much-anticipated fireworks show.
  La venuta [   The coming ]
  Carnevale [ Carnival ]
  Fiera di maggio [ May fair ]
  Festa della Madonna del mare [   Feast of Our Lady of the Sea ]
  Festival del dialetto [   Festival of the dialect ]
  La salita al monte [  The climb to the mountain ]
In spring [ and summer ], groups of young people leave home when it is still night to climb Monte d'Ancona [ the Conero ] to watch the sunrise over the sea.


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