Ancona

Attractive Ancona Cathedral stands on the Guasco hill overlooking the city's port and offers amazing views of Ancona and the Adriatic coast. The wooden roof of the 11th century Cathedral is actually in the shape of an upside-down boat and its most obvious feature is the 12-sided cupola. The Cathedral was built on the site of an ancient temple dedicated to Venus and you can still see some of the ruins underneath the church.

Ruins of the Roman Amphitheatre; it is also visible from the adjacent park of the old lighthouse.

Contains objects from prehistory through the Classical age.

A pentagonal building on an artificial island, formerly used as a quarantine station, then as a citadel, and now a "tactile museum". You can visit the grounds for free, but have to pay for the individual exhibits, which are seasonal.

Beautiful park on the hills close to the city. You gain an amazing view over the city, the harbour and along the coastline of the Adriatic Sea. No access to the beach from here.

Since 1978, Serenellini has manufactured a wide range of excellent handcrafted accordions, able to satisfy the needs of the student as well as the most demanding professional accordionist. The artisan style of Serenellini's accordion suits to the quality of the product; using only the best Italian raw materials, employing highly experienced craftsmen and adhering to a severe policy of accurate on-line testing up to the final product give rise to the top reliability guarantee of the instrument.

Ancona's Pinacoteca Comunale (art gallery) is located in Palazzo Bosdari and houses over 100 works by 14th-19th century artists from the Marches and Veneto regions, including Titian and Andrea del Sarto. The top floor of the museum is occupied by the Gallery of Modern Art which contains a large number of works by the late Francesco Podesti and various other contemporary Italian artists.

Beautiful coastline and beaches lying at the foot of Mount Conero