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Ancona (/ æ ŋ ˈ k oʊ n ə /, [4] also US: / æ n ˈ-, ɑː n ˈ-/; [5] [6] [7] Italian: [aŋˈkoːna] ⓘ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of Central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 as of 2015. Ancona is the capital of the homonymous province and of the region.
The Lazzaretto of Ancona, also called the Mole Vanvitelliana, is a pentagonal 18th-century building built on an artificial island as a quarantine station for the port town of Ancona, Italy. History [ edit ]
The National Archaeological Museum of the Marches [1] (Museo archeologico nazionale delle Marche) is an archaeological museum in Ancona, Marches, Italy. It is located in the Palazzo Ferretti, and 13,195 people visited the collections in 2015. [2]
Loreto (/ l ə ˈ r ɛ t oʊ / lə-RET-oh, [3] US also / l ə ˈ r eɪ t oʊ / lə-RAY-toh, [4] Italian:) is a hill town and comune of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche region. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site.
Loggia dei Mercanti. The Loggia dei Mercanti ("Merchants' Lodge") is a historical palace in Ancona, central Italy.. The construction of the palace commenced in 1442 under the direction of architect Giovanni Pace, also known as Sodo, during a period of economic prosperity for Ancona.
The Republic of Ancona was a medieval commune and maritime republic on the Adriatic coast of modern-day Italy, notable for its economic development and maritime trade, [1] particularly with the Byzantine Empire and Eastern Mediterranean, although somewhat confined by Venetian supremacy on the sea. [2]
The province of Ancona (Italian: provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea. The city of Ancona is also the capital of Marche. [2] To the north, the province is bordered by the Adriatic Sea, [3] and the Apennine Mountains to the west. The ...
San Francesco alle Scale is a church in Ancona, central Italy. [1] History. Sited at the top of a staircase leading to the eponymous square, ...