Event: Italy

Beaches Around Ancona

When:	Daily
Where:	Beaches around Ancona

Are you tired of visiting millions of historical sites? Had enough of Duke Federico da Montefeltro and his court? No worries, the Marche region is full of surprises...amongst them 180km of Adriatic coastline full of beautiful beaches.

There are basically two types of beach resort in the Marche. First there are the bigger centres with a lively atmosphere, busy nightlife, plenty of visitors from abroad and nose-to-tail hotels along the prom. Good examples include (from north to south) Gabicce Mare, Pesaro, Senigallia and San Benedetto del Tronto.

Then there are the many more smaller resorts with more secluded and tranquil beaches, and more villas than hotels. These places are often filled for the short summer season by Italian families who return each year.

A couple of places that don't fit into either category are the resorts nestling under the rocky peninsular of Monte Conero. Here you'll find rocky coves and white limestone cliffs totally unlike any other stretch of the Adriatic.

Why not sample the sand from north to south through Gabicce Mare, Pesaro, Fano, Senigallia, Portonovo (Ancona is in between Senigallia and Portonovo), Sirolo, Numana, Porto Recanati, Porto Potenza Picena, Civitanova Marche, Porto Sant'Elpidio, Porto San Giorgio, Pedaso, Cupra Marritima, Grottamare and San Benedetto del Tronto.