Ancona

Ancona is the capital of the Italian region called the Marches and an important port city on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Wikivoyage

Population 98,356 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Italy

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 113PolicePolice
• 115FireFire
• 118AmbulanceAmbulance

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Museo archeologico nazionale delle Marche Museum · 860 m
• Anfiteatro romano di Ancona Attraction · 930 m
• Fontana del Calamo Attraction · 350 m
• Ex Caserma Villarey Attraction · 390 m
• Piazza del Plebiscito Attraction · 490 m
• Palazzo Camerata Attraction · 510 m
• Palazzo Jona-Millo Attraction · 560 m
• Palazzo del Governo (Prefettura) Attraction · 560 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 14
• Kebab 3
• Italian 3
• Regional 2
• Burger 2
• Pasta 2
• Greek 2
• Asian 2

All 53 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Parco del Cardeto "Franco Scataglini" 880 m across 540 m
• Parco della Cittadella 510 m across 710 m
• Parco Lunetta 230 m across 460 m
• Parco di Montemarino 270 m across 1.1 km

Getting around

• Taxi Ancona centro 620 m
• Ancona 1.8 km
• Centro scambiatore Piazza Ugo Bassi 1.7 km
• Taxi Ancona stazione 1.9 km
• Centro Scambiatore Brecce Bianche 4.4 km
• Varano 4.7 km

More train stations: Ancona Torrette 5.0 km, Ancona Stadio 5.6 km

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