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On foot….

Via della Loggia – leaving the Port through Varco della Repubblica, we suggest you to stop and have a look at Teatro delle Muse (Theater of the Muses) . Go on along via della Loggia to visit:
- Loggia dei Mercanti (Merchants’ Loggia);
- Museo del Bambino e del Giocattolo (Kid and Toy Museum):
visiting hours: Tue-Sat. from 11am to 7 pm; Sun. from 3.30 to 7 pm; closed on Monday.
ticket: adults € 2 ; free entrance for children.
- Santa Maria della Piazza (St. Mary of the Square’s Church)
If you go on along Lungomare Vanvitelli and then turn into via Giovanni XXIII, at its end, on top of the hill you will find:
Cattedrale di San Ciriaco (St. Cyriac’s Cathedral)– visiting hours: from 8 to 12 am / from 3 to 6 pm (in the summer until 7 pm)
Masses timetable: working days at 9 am
Sundays and holidays at 9 – 10.30 – 12 am and 5 pm (in the summer at 6 pm)
By the side of the cathedral you will find the Museo Diocesano (Diocesan Museum) . The entrance is free, but it is only opened on Sundays from 4 to 7 pm (from Monday to Saturday the museum will only be opened upon request, for guided tours. For information you can contact the following telephone numbers: +39-71-200391 or +39-71-2074703).
Museo Archeologico Nazionale delle Marche (National Archeological Museum of the Marches) – hosted by Palazzo Ferretti, it is located 10 minutes far from the port (Varco della Repubblica, then turn into via della Loggia, and then into via Giovanni XXIII).
Visiting hours: from 8.30 am to 7.30 pm. Closed on Monday.
Ticket: standard € 4; students’ ticket (from 18 to 25 years old) € 2; free entrance up to 18 years-old and from 65 .
Pinacoteca Civica “F. Podesti” (Municipal Picture Gallery “F. Podesti”) – hosted by Palazzo Bosdari, it is located only few minutes far from the port, in one of the most characteristic streets of the historical city center: via Pizzecolli.
Visiting hours: Mondays from 9 am to 1 pm; Tue-Fri. from 9 am to 7 pm; Saturdays from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm; Sundays from 3 to 7 pm. Closed on holidays.
Ticket: standard € 4; reduced € 3 (16 to 25 years-old, over 65 and for groups of 15 min.); multi ticket for Municipal Picture Gallery and City Museum € 4,10
Museo della città (City Museum) – piazza del Plebiscito
Ticket: standard € 2,60; students’ ticket € 1,60; through ticket for City Museum and Municipal Picture Gallery € 4,10.
Visiting hours:
January / May: Sundays from 5pm to 8pm
June / September: Sat – Sun from 6pm to 11pm
October / December: Thu – Fri from 9am to 1pm
Saturdays from 9am to 1pm / from 5pm to 8pm
Sundays from 5pm to 8pm
Passetto area – War Memorial and Promenade – leaving the port through Varco della Repubblica, walk up Corso Garibaldi until you reach Piazza Cavour. Turn into Viale della Vittoria up to the Monumento ai Caduti (War Memorial). Then you can reach the promenade beneath, either by the stairs located on the left side of the monument, or by the lift inside the pinewood.
Anfiteatro Romano – Roman Anphitheater - it is possible to visit the Anphitheater only by booking a guided tour in advance. For information you can call the Archeologic Museum at the following telephone number: 071-202602.

By car....

Portonovo – Conero Riviera – Portonovo Bay is sited on the slopes of Monte Conero and it is dipped in what is called Parco del Conero. It is one of the beauties of Riviera del Conero and for sure the nearest to the city. Leave the port and, turning on the right you already find the road signs for Riviera del Conero. Follow the signs for about 10 km and you will find Portonovo very easily.
Monte Conero - for those of you very fond of mountain, it is possible to have a stroll along the tracks of Monte Conero, the mountain of Ancona. Following the signs for Riviera del Conero, just outside the port, and after having passed the crossroads for Portonovo, you will find the signs that will bring you nearly up to the edge of the mountain.


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	On foot…. Via della Loggia – leaving the Port through Varco della Repubblica, we suggest you to stop and have a look at Teatro delle Muse (Theater of the Muses) . Go on along via della Loggia to visit: - Loggia dei Mercanti (Merchants’ Loggia); - Museo del Bambino e del Giocattolo (Kid and Toy Museum): visiting hours: Tue-Sat. from 11am to 7 pm; Sun. from 3.30 to 7 pm; closed on Monday. ticket: adults € 2 ; free entrance for children. - Santa Maria della Piazza (St. Mary of the Square’s Church) If you go on along Lungomare Vanvitelli and then turn into via Giovanni XXIII, at its end, on top of the hill you will find: Cattedrale di San Ciriaco (St. Cyriac’s Cathedral)– visiting hours: from 8 to 12 am / from 3 to 6 pm (in the summer until 7 pm) Masses timetable: working days at 9 am Sundays and holidays at 9 – 10.30 – 12 am and 5 pm (in the summer at 6 pm) By the side of the cathedral you will find the Museo Diocesano (Diocesan Museum) . The entrance is free, but it is only opened on Sundays from 4 to 7 pm (from Monday to Saturday the museum will only be opened upon request, for guided tours. For information you can contact the following telephone numbers: +39-71-200391 or +39-71-2074703). Museo Archeologico Nazionale delle Marche (National Archeological Museum of the Marches) – hosted by Palazzo Ferretti, it is located 10 minutes far from the port (Varco della Repubblica, then turn into via della Loggia, and then into via Giovanni XXIII). Visiting hours: from 8.30 am to 7.30 pm. Closed on Monday. Ticket: standard € 4; students’ ticket (from 18 to 25 years old) € 2; free entrance up to 18 years-old and from 65 . Pinacoteca Civica “F. Podesti” (Municipal Picture Gallery “F. Podesti”) – hosted by Palazzo Bosdari, it is located only few minutes far from the port, in one of the most characteristic streets of the historical city center: via Pizzecolli. Visiting hours: Mondays from 9 am to 1 pm; Tue-Fri. from 9 am to 7 pm; Saturdays from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm; Sundays from 3 to 7 pm. Closed on holidays. Ticket: standard € 4; reduced € 3 (16 to 25 years-old, over 65 and for groups of 15 min.); multi ticket for Municipal Picture Gallery and City Museum € 4,10 Museo della città (City Museum) – piazza del Plebiscito Ticket: standard € 2,60; students’ ticket € 1,60; through ticket for City Museum and Municipal Picture Gallery € 4,10. Visiting hours: January / May: Sundays from 5pm to 8pm June / September: Sat – Sun from 6pm to 11pm October / December: Thu – Fri from 9am to 1pm Saturdays from 9am to 1pm / from 5pm to 8pm Sundays from 5pm to 8pm Passetto area – War Memorial and Promenade – leaving the port through Varco della Repubblica, walk up Corso Garibaldi until you reach Piazza Cavour. Turn into Viale della Vittoria up to the Monumento ai Caduti (War Memorial). Then you can reach the promenade beneath, either by the stairs located on the left side of the monument, or by the lift inside the pinewood. Anfiteatro Romano – Roman Anphitheater - it is possible to visit the Anphitheater only by booking a guided tour in advance. For information you can call the Archeologic Museum at the following telephone number: 071-202602. By car.... Portonovo – Conero Riviera – Portonovo Bay is sited on the slopes of Monte Conero and it is dipped in what is called Parco del Conero. It is one of the beauties of Riviera del Conero and for sure the nearest to the city. Leave the port and, turning on the right you already find the road signs for Riviera del Conero. Follow the signs for about 10 km and you will find Portonovo very easily. Monte Conero - for those of you very fond of mountain, it is possible to have a stroll along the tracks of Monte Conero, the mountain of Ancona. Following the signs for Riviera del Conero, just outside the port, and after having passed the crossroads for Portonovo, you will find the signs that will bring you nearly up to the edge of the mountain.