Ancona is a town of 100,151 inhabitants in the province of Ancona, in Marche, Italy. It is the capital of Marche.
The municipality covers 123.71 km², with a density of 810 inhabitants per km².
The nearest airport is Ancona (AOI), about 13 km away as the crow flies. Read our guide to the airport.
Things to see in Ancona
The city facing the sunrise
Ancona, the capital of the Marche, was founded by Greeks from Syracuse on a promontory shaped like an elbow (ankon in Greek). It is one of the few places on the Adriatic where you can see the sun both rise and set over the sea.
What to see
The Romanesque cathedral of San Ciriaco stands on the Guasco hill with a view over the port. Below, the Roman Arch of Trajan still marks the harbour, and the Mole Vanvitelliana, a pentagonal building on the water, hosts exhibitions. Walk through Piazza del Plebiscito and visit the National Archaeological Museum of the Marche.
Food
Brodetto all'anconetana, a fish soup with thirteen kinds of fish, stoccafisso, mussels from Portonovo and Verdicchio and Rosso Conero wines.
Around Ancona
The Conero Riviera with Portonovo, Sirolo and Numana, the shrine of Loreto, the Frasassi caves and Recanati, the town of the poet Leopardi. Ancona airport and ferries to Croatia and Greece.
Ancona on the map
Nearby towns
Where to stay in and around Ancona
Tours and activities nearby
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