High up above the sea there is Cardeto Park, a large area of about 35 hectares close to the centre of the city; it is the largest Ancona urban park and a very precious green reserve. You will find some spots of historical value such as the Diffused Urban Museum, the Jewish Graveyard, the English […]
The Church of Saint Ciriaco stands onto the top of Guasco hill dominating a very spectacular position. It is the main church of the capital of Marche and its name is due to Ciriaco, a saint bishop coming from Armenia. During the second century a.C. Ciriaco was elected as martyr and was elevated to dignity […]
In the neighbourhood Capodimonte – that is one of Ancona hills – it stands “La Cittadella” (Citadel) also popularly known as “Fortezza” (Fortress); it stands forth into the splendid landscape of the port of Ancona. Military building belonging to the Renaissance Age, it was realized during the 1532 on the top of the hill Astagno […]
Since remote times people coming and going, the trade of resources and materials produced in every country have unfortunately determined the risk of diseases’ infection spread. The risk obviously was higher in seaside towns, where the port was one of the most important places of exchange and communication; therefore, also in Ancona was built the […]
According to its characteristic morphology, Ancona is constituted by several hills with amazing landscapes either toward the sea and toward the hills. Upon one of these hills, routing the way that drives to Portonovo (wonderful and peculiar seaside locale area), and far few kms from Ancona with an height of 187 mts o.s.l., it rises […]
