Camminamenti di ronda a Loreto,  60025, Loreto, AN, Province of Ancona, Italy. . The basilica of Loreto is fortified in the upper part with a walkway and stone corbels, which support them also with a decorative function; on behalf of Cardinal Girolamo Basso della Rovere the construction was started by Giuliano da Maiano and subsequently modified and completed by Baccio Pontelli in a typically Renaissance style.

The walkways are covered and protruding corridors with a continuous series of vaulted windows around the upper part of the basilica, to allow easy defense in case of attacks - as had already happened by the Turks in a bloody way in Otranto in 1480; the year before in nearby Grottammare and in 1518 in Porto Recanati; the latter attack which caused an order by Pope Leo X for a further fortification of Loreto, which fortunately was never attacked. In the upper internal part of the building and behind the walkways, there are the rooms that were once used as accommodation for the gua…

Civic tower, Loreto, Province of Ancona, Italy. Built-in brick, the building has a slightly inclined civic tower, erected in the seventeenth century by Giovanni Branca. The battlements were added in 1887.

Loreto the inclined civic tower.
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Loreto the inclined civic tower.

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Castelfidardo, Province of Ancona, Marche, Italy. The main square of the city is Piazza della Repubblica where the town hall and the collegiate church of Santo Stefano with adjoining crypt overlook. Inside there is also an organ built by Gaetano Callido in the 1777s. Since 1992 flanked by a modern organ built by M. Alessandro Girotto. The town hall also houses the international accordion museum. Among the most important squares of Castelfidardo also Piazzale Don Minzoni, commonly called Porta Marina is the balcony of the city that overlooks the Adriatic Sea. Characteristic is the famous arch, one of the main access roads to the city and the underlying pavement recently brought to light. To visit there is also: the old aqueduct in Piazza Garibaldi, the national monument of the Marche, in memory of the battle of Castelfidardo by the Venetian sculptor Vito Pardo. 
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Monument, Pope Sixtus V, Loreto the square of the Madonna, Province of Ancona, Marche, Loreto, AN, Italy. A staircase leading to the churchyard precedes the facade. The monument to Pope Sixtus V is placed on the steps on the left side: it is the pope who in the bull Pro excellent preeminent of 17 March 1586 "explicitly states, without any precautionary formula, that" the temple of Loreto contains that sacred room which was consecrated by the divine mysteries "". The bronze statue blessing from the gestatorial chair, work of 1587-1589 due to Antonio Calcagni with the collaboration of Tiburzio Vergelli, was made at the expense of the Province of the Marca and of eight Picene prelates created cardinals by Sixtus V. Booking.com

Camminamenti di ronda a Loreto,  60025, Loreto, AN, Province of Ancona, Italy. . The basilica of Loreto is fortified in the upper part with a walkway and stone corbels, which support them also with a decorative function; on behalf of Cardinal Girolamo Basso della Rovere the construction was started by Giuliano da Maiano and subsequently modified and completed by Baccio Pontelli in a typically Renaissance style. The walkways are covered and protruding corridors with a continuous series of vaulted windows around the upper part of the basilica, to allow easy defense in case of attacks - as had already happened by the Turks in a bloody way in Otranto in 1480; the year before in nearby Grottammare and in 1518 in Porto Recanati; the latter attack which caused an order by Pope Leo X for a further fortification of Loreto, which fortunately was never attacked. In the upper internal part of the building and behind the walkways, there are the rooms that were once used as accommodation for the g…

Fontana Maggiore, Monuments and historic buildings in Loreto, 60025 Loreto, Province of Ancona, Italy. An elegant example of Baroque art from the first half of the seventeenth century, the Fontana Maggiore of Loreto is located in Piazza della Madonna, overlooking the profile of the Basilica della Santa Casa and that of the Apostolic Palace. The project tells a "family" story, as the structure was designed and created by Carlo Maderno and Giovanni Fontana, who were respectively uncle and nephew; the fountain, in the intentions of the pontiffs and the city authorities, was necessary for the hygiene of the numerous pilgrims, who could quench their thirst there. Machined in marble and bronze, the fountain is composed of several elements: the lower octagonal base, on two levels; the second base, on three levels and lobed; the large square marble basin with lobes; the two tubs and the bronze statues, from which the water, which comes from a long series of underground galleries d…

Conero Riviera, Monte Conero, Riviera del Conero, Sirolo, Numana, Marcelli, Porto Recanati,  Portonovo, Province of Ancona, Italy
Kitesurfing in the Conero Riviera Copyright All rights reserved © By itravelinitaly.com travelers from Italy Photo by Baldassarri Giuseppe visual storytelling. To share on @itravelinitaly_com
I spent a whole morning photographing from a roof-garden on the 5th floor, the fabulous kite surfers in Conero Riviera. The sea was rough with strong winds from the northwest, I think Kitesurfing was ideal, they were at least 20 to flutter.
Find yourself amidst beaches, surrounded by bountiful nature and rocky mountains, and a sinuous landscape shaped by the wind and the sea. This is the Conero Riviera, one of the most beautiful maritime environments in the Marches Region. The Riviera boasts several picturesque towns, more precisely Sirolo, Numana, Marcelli, Porto Recanati and Portonovo, all of which provide accommodations with all the amenities, as well as opportuniti…

60020, Sirolo, Province of Ancona, Marches, Italy

Sassi Neri beach in Sirolo "Conero Riviera" I Travel in Italy Copyright All rights reserved © By itravelinitaly.com travelers from Italy Photo by Baldassarri Giuseppe visual storytelling. To share on @itravelinitaly_com.

How many times have I gone, in motion, and have also fallen, on foot or from the sea, already the mountain Conero is a natural spectacle in more this unique, wild and picturesque beach with rocky shoreline and crystal clear water, ideal for swimming and snorkeling. Deals Finder in Sirolo

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Via Poggio, 60129, Portonovo, Regional Park of the Conero, Riviera del Conero, Province of Ancona, AN, Marches, Italy Portonovo Beach the Green Bay Copyright “All rights reserved” © By itravelinitaly.com travelers from Italy Photo by Baldassarri Giuseppe visual storytelling. When I have to make an impression, I admit to having taken advantage of the fact that I live near the bay, and in any season, cold or hot, at night or during the day, from the sea by boat or by motorbike, I have always managed to amaze. Part of the Conero Park. Its territory with small valleys and hills almost completely covered with Mediterranean scrub; it is dominated by the massive presence of Monte Conero which, with its cliffs, delimits the area to the south; to the north, instead, Portonovo overlooks the sea with a white stony beach with a sinuous course and that towards the west curves into the bay that gave its name to the town. On the beach, gravel and st…

Maps, Reviews, Gallery, Share, Travelers from Italy,  60020, Sirolo, Conero Riviera, AN, Province of Ancona, Marches, Italy Sassi Bianchi Sirolo Copyright “All rights reserved” © By itravelinitaly.com travelers from Italy Photo by Baldassarri Giuseppe visual storytelling.  The most beautiful of the Conero riviera. Very clear water, few people and uncontaminated nature. Fortunately, it can only be reached by sea. Your rock walls so white, the sea breeze continues, in a short time the heat envelops you, you tan a second. I would recommend a suntan lotion.

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Maps, Reviews, Gallery, Share, Travelers from Italy,  60020, Sirolo, Province of Ancona, Marches, Italy  Sassi Neri beach in Sirolo Copyright “All rights reserved” © By itravelinitaly.com travelers from Italy Photo by Baldassarri Giuseppe visual storytelling.
How many times have I gone, in motion, and have also fallen, on foot or from the sea, already the mountain Conero is a natural spectacle in more this unique, wild and picturesque beach with rocky shoreline and crystal clear water, ideal for swimming and snorkeling.


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Spiaggia Libera, Via Litoranea, 9, 60026, Numana, AN, Province of Ancona, The Marches, Italy.  Free beach in Numana Copyright “All rights reserved” © By itravelinitaly.com travelers from Italy Photo by Baldassarri Giuseppe visual storytelling. One of my favorite places. I lived on the Riviera del Conero for 18 years, my parents have a house on the Riviera when I can, I go to admire the Conero, even in winter, for its fantastic micro-climate and for its landscapes, but above all for the good memories. The beach of Numana Alta and the beach of the Friars have side stretches of free beach. From the port of Numana towards Marcelli di Numana, there are free beaches.

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