Ancona

Ancona with its merchant and touristic port is the main centre of Le Marche as well as the Capoluogo. The most important points of interest are the Teatro delle Muse and Piazza del Papa, the “living room of the city” with the statue of Clement XII who oversees it, the Cathedral overlooking the harbor with a splendid sea view, the Arch of Trajan dating from 115 D.C. and the Mole Vanvitelliana, a pentagonal fortress known as the “Lazzaretto”. An impressive monument to the fallen staircase leading to one of the beaches in the city center, “The Passetto”.