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Ancona is in the region capital of Marches, which is an essentially mountainous and hilly region, facing the Adriatic Sea. The mountain area is rugged, with narrow valleys and deep gorges.
There are many remarkable remains of the Roman Age which can be found in Ancona. Outstanding examples of Romanesque architecture, with Byzantine elements can be seen in the areas around Ancona. With the presence of very important local artists, such as Raphael and Bramante, Ancona and the rest of the cities of Marches reached its highest artistic splendour during the Renaissance.
Local archaeological collections can be found in Ancona, in the National Museum of the Marches. Other points of interest are the Diocesan Museum of the Cathedral, which houses interesting medieval relics.
Ancona is a city, where the culture of the hospitality has solid roots, its where the sun rises and sets on the sea, Ancona is in fact the luxurious Queen of the Adriatic Mean, sea dynamic port of Europe.
The city is loaded with art, culture and history, where ancient and modern cohabit in a truly wonderful way. Palaces of noble lineage, monuments with an intense fascination, churches with a Romanesque stroke, testify of a rich past, of an imaginativeness without time. Ancona is a city, which has elegant and generous windows to admire, little markets to discover, refined plates and wines to taste.
Ancona can pride themselves as a city who in the past, has rebuilt itself after tragedies such as the earthquake of the ’72, and the great landslide of the ’82.
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