Ancona Travel Guide

 toonsarah Says:  As I said in my previous tip, the cathedral retains its sense of history, compounded by the fact that you can easily see elements from the various periods. This is especially true of the interior – we even spotted an amonite fossil in the floor! It is certainly well worth... 

 toonsarah Says:  We ate that evening in the Corso Guiseppe Mazzini (see my restaurant review), but even if you’re not there for that reason it’s worth detouring up this street from nearby Piazza Roma to see the Fontana del Calamo. This is a 16th century fountain (1560) designed by architect... 

 toonsarah Says:  Our first stop on our mini tour of Ancona was in the neighbourhood known as Passetto. Here, high above the blue Adriatic, is the gleaming white Monumento ai Caduti – the Monument to the Fallen of the First World War. This was designed in the 1920s by Guido Cirilli in the... 

 toonsarah Says:  As we approached the stone arch on Via Giacomo Matteotti that would lead us into the old town, we saw on our left the wide space of the Piazza del Papa, named for the statue of Pope Clement XII that presides over it from the steps at one end. At the top of these steps,... 

 toonsarah Says:  On our walk up through the old town we passed this striking church, although unfortunately we didn’t feel that we had the time to go inside as we were keen to reach the cathedral while the lovely afternoon light still held. Having read more about it on my return, however, I... 

 toonsarah Says:  The Palazzo Senato, on the Piazza of the same name, was one of my favourite buildings in Ancona. Its proportions are very elegant and the arched Romanesque windows are framed with quite delicate carvings.It dates originally from the 13th century, when a palazzo was built... 

 Airpunk Says:  This cathedral has a long history dating back to a roman temple, built on top of a hill overlooking the whole area. It is said that the first chirstian church was built in the 4th century, destroyed and replaced in the late 9th century by a new building and replaced again in... 

 iris2002 Says:  Special Stocafisso recipe : Recipe2 pounds stockfish 2 tablespoons capers, if salt cured, rinse and soak in water for 30 minutes 2 anchovy filets 1 celery stalk 1 medium onion 1 carrot 2 cloves garlic 4 large sage leaves salt, to taste red pepper flakes, to taste 1/2 cup... 

 BIGBB Says:  i can remember being asked for lunch one day whilst swiimimg on the mian pier there was a lift that took one to the beach or sea front you could see the strange tented restaurant clearly on the right side of the beach the food was marvelous fresh and scrumptous however i... 

 Trekki Says:  Ancona Falconara is an excellent airport with very convenient access to SS76, the two lane road leading west to Fabriano (Marche) and Umbria, Perugia, Foligno, etc. It is small, so don’t expect an infrastructure like of the huge airports of Milano, Roma, Bologna, Napoli. But... 

 toonsarah Says:  To get around Ancona we used what seemed to be an efficient bus service, although we only used the one route. The helpful guy on reception in the Hotel Dorico had told us that this bus, rather oddly numbered 1/4, would take us to the sea at the end of the Vialle delle... 

 toonsarah Says:  I arrived in Ancona by car with Ingrid, but left the next day by train for Milano. The station is on the south west side of town, right by the sea a mile or so from the ferry port. The main entrance is on Via Flaminia, to the side (south) of the tracks. Here you will find... 

 lotharscheer Says:  The bus stop at the airport is between the arrival and the departure building, get the ticket, € 1,90 at the newsagent in the departure building. City Bus  J run's about every hour via Falconara Marittima train station (for going north) and Ancona train station (in Ancona...