Ancona is a city and a seaport in the
Marche. It is situated on the
Adriatic Sea and is the center of the
province of Ancona and the capital of the region. The city is located 210 km northeast of
Rome and 200 km southeast of
Bologna. The town is finely situated on and between the slopes of the two extremities of the promontory of
Monte Conero, Monte Astagno, occupied by the citadel, and Monte Guasco, on which the
Duomo stands.
