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Welcome to the Country of Ancona, one of the most popular vacation destination in Italy. If you’are planning to visit the Country of Ancona for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed. Travelers will appreciate this italian province with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details near Country of Ancona. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

Ancona - Fountains

Fontana Calamo

The Calamo Fountain is a historical monument. The construction dates back to 1560 by the architect Pellegrino Tibaldi. It is also known as the Fountain of 13 Cinnamels and represents one of the symbolic places of the center of Ancona. It is called the Fountain of 13 cinnamons because it is built from 13 masks, 12 bronzes and 1 in stone, representing satyrs and faunas. To return to the city, according to a tradition, you should drink the water that flows from the fountain.

Ancona - Museums

Museo Archeologico Nazionale delle Marche

The Museum is a synthesis of historical and archaeological knowledge of the Marche region, from prehistory to the threshold of Romanization, only documented by finds from the excavation process. Used as a museum since 1978 it works as a museum, it was built in the mid-1500s and initially known as Palazzo Ferretti. In this museum we find a great archaeological heritage, documentation of the civilizations that followed in the entire Marche region from the Paleolithic to the High Middle Ages, such as bronze vases and shields, vases figurative penthouses, silver, etc. On the ground floor there are elements of the Roman section.

Montecarotto - Museums

Museo della Mail Art

The museum was founded in 1984, and had several locations, which were then abandoned. It was reopened in 2006 due to the Verdicchio Festival of Montecarotto, which is held once a year. In the gallery we find a collection of Mail Art, created by artists such as Vittorio Baccelli, Walter Pennacchi, Emilio Morandi, Anna Boschi and many others. It was Professor Bugatti who collected all these wonderful works over the years and then donated them to the museum.

Ancona - Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo del Senato

It is a historic building in the city of Ancona that was built in the twelfth century, and was erected as the seat of the Senatory Council. Between 1943 and 1944 he suffered bombings that seriously damaged him. In 1952 it was restored and today it is the seat of the Superintendence for Architectural and Environmental Heritage of the Marche. It has a high and narrow arch on the stone façade, as well as two orders of mullioned windows of elegant columns and covered with round frames.

Ancona - Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo del Governo

Built since the mid-1300s as the new headquarters of the city government, it is located in Piazza del Plebiscito. In 1470, the arch of the Rastello was initialized, which is also the main entrance to the courtyard. In 1484 Francesco di Giorgio Martini redesigned the whole building giving it a Renaissance look. Instead, in 1690 due to the earthquake, the frescoes by Melozzi da Forlì were destroyed by the collapses of the Council Hall, who had decorated the interior. From 1860 to today, it is the main seat of the Prefecture of Ancona.

Ancona - Walls, towers and gates

Porta Pia

The Door was erected in the 18th century by Pope Pius VI from whom it also took its name. At the time it worked as an access to enter Ancona, in a more agile and simple way. The structure was built by Filippo Marchionni, who gave the door a typical Baroque style, made of Istrian stone. The original façade contained the papal coat of arms, but during the Napoleonic period it was chiseled. Today, several contemporary exhibitions are exhibited inside the door.

Ancona - Parks and nature reserves

Orto Botanico Ancona

The Botanical Garden is located inside the Gallignano forest and is managed by the Polytechnic University of Marche. It covers an area of 134,000 square meters. Inside there is the Botanical Garden, the forest is considered a 'protected floristic area' and is recognized as a 'botanical-vegetational emergency of exceptional interest'. Moreover, since 1998 it has been the “wildlife and hunting oasis” of the Province on the report of the Municipality of Ancona.

Ancona - Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo Cresci Antiqui

Despite the origin of the building dates back to the '400, the building was remarkably renovated in the '700 at the behest of Francesco Cresci Antiqui, who wanted to transform the loggia on the first floor into shops. The architecture is special and the building can be admired already from the decorated arches on the ground floor. A testimony of the period in which it was built is represented by frescoes on a Christian and mythological theme.

Ancona - Castles, palaces and mansions

Fortino Napoleonico

The Napoleonic Fort was erected in 1810 in Portonovo by General Beauharnais and had the task of protecting the southern flank of the city of Ancona and to carry out the military block in the Adriatic of traffic in the Adriatic. trades of the English enemy. It was built with the addition of recycled stones from the ancient Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria di Portonovo. In the 1960s the fort was completely restored respecting the original architectural lines.

Ancona - Museums

Pinacoteca Comunale

The Municipal Art Gallery or the so-called Francesco Podesta Pinacoteca is located inside Palazzo Bosdari. Palazzo Bosdari dates back to 1973, and is one of the most important in the area. Currently it houses a large collection of works with a hundred paintings by artists such as Francesco Podesti, Carlo Camerino, Archangel of Cola and numerous artists of the past centuries. Another part of the Art Gallery hosts modern art with works by Cagli, Campigli, Cassinari, and other important contemporary artists. Admission to the Art Gallery is free of charge.

Ancona - Walls, towers and gates

Torre Clementina

The Clementine Tower or the so-called Watchtower dates back to 1716 by Pope Clement XI. It served to protect and guard against the phenomenon of pirate banditism. It stands in Portonovo, which is a hamlet of the municipality of Ancona erected in a strategic position. After the Unification of Italy, the Clementine tower became the property of the De Bosis family. The building has special decorative architectural elements, typical of noble residences. Today it is possible to admire it.

Ancona - Archaeological Sites

Anfiteatro Romano (I sec)

The Roman Amphitheater of Ancona was erected between the end of the first century BC and the beginning of the second century AD. The amphitheater could accommodate from 7,000 to 10000 spectators. Later it was no longer used as a performance building, but rather assumed the role of a fortress. Currently the appearance of the Amphitheater is that of an ongoing construction site due to the historical and urban layering of the area, with the overlapping of buildings such as the Church of San Gregorio and the Convent of San Bartolomeo.

Fabriano - Museums

Pinacoteca Civica "B. Molajoli"

Since 1862, the “B. Molajoli” Civic Art Gallery houses frescoes from the second half of the twelfth and the first half of the fourteenth century. It presents to the public a collection of paintings by the Fabrian school of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries as well as paintings by the Umbrian school of the 12th and 16th centuries. In addition, it preserves the Gothic altar and wooden sculptures of the fourteenth century coming from the Oratory of the Holy Sepulchre in Saint Augustine.

Looking for other ideas for sleeping around Ancona

Hotel Giardino Suite&Wellness - >Numana
Numana - Via Circonvallazione 19
THE HOTEL GIARDINO: Nestled in the green hills of the Regional Natural Park of Conero and a few steps from the most beautiful beaches of the Riviera.
Ankon Hotel - >Ancona
Ancona - Via Loreto, 13/A
Le Vergare - >Offagna
Offagna - Via Traversa Massa 3
Hotel Giardino - >Numana
Numana - Via Circonvallazione 19
Hotel Parco - >Castelfidardo
Castelfidardo - Via Donizetti 2
San Gabriele - >Loreto
Loreto - Via Marconi 22
IL POSTO PERFETTO - >Santa Maria Nuova
Santa Maria Nuova - Via Guaina 3
HOTEL CRISTALLO - >Senigallia
Senigallia - Lungomare Alighieri 2
HOTEL BOLOGNA - >Senigallia
Senigallia - Lungomare Mameli 57
La Cantinella - >Ostra
Ostra - Via G. Amendola 5
Casa Onda - >Senigallia
Senigallia - Via Cannella 26
Solea Albergo di Campagna - >Trecastelli
Trecastelli - Via Santa Lucia 6
SOLEA is an ancient casale now restored and transformed into a stunning boutique hotel, tucked away on a hill with spectacular views, and merely 15 minutes away from Senigallia Beaches. Within one hour the most magical places of the region can easily be reached travelling along quiet, pittoresque roads. SOLEA’s accommodations are: six double-rooms, two superior DB rooms and one self-contained studio with kitchen unit for up to 3 persons. Inside the main house there are dining-room and fire-place, a conservatory for peaceful reading hours, a gym corner with massage cabin. Outside in the midst
Al Casolare - >Corinaldo
Corinaldo - Via Corinaldese 6
Amico Country House - >Serra San Quirico
Serra San Quirico - Via Serralta 34/C
A short distance from the The Frasassi Caves (Grotte di Frasassi), a few miles away from Jesi and Fabriano, in the province of Ancona, on the hills overlooking Serra San Quirico better known as Serralta, “Amico country house” rises up. A large family farmhouse completely renovated; elegant, friendly, well finished in every detail: furnishings, comfort, and choice of works. Ideal landing point for its location for short business trips or rlaxing holidays. The complex consists of five double bedrooms, two four-people bedrooms, a studio, and two suites. The fusion “tradition - modernity” shows in the culture of the environment and in the quality of the services on offer: spaces for relaxing, tasting room, a large swimming pool and a park with fitness trails for exercising and practising various sports.
Raffaello Residence - >Sassoferrato
Sassoferrato - Via G. Leopardi 34
HOTEL LE MUSE - >Fabriano
Fabriano - Via Cavour 106

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