Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of central Italy, population 101,909 (2005). It is situated on the Adriatic Sea and is 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 and Monte Guasco, on which the Duomo stands (150 m). The latter, dedicated to St Judas Cyriacus, is said to occupy the site of a temple of Venus, who is mentioned by Catullus and Juvenal as the tutelary deity of the place. Ancona was founded from Syracuse about 390 BC, who gave it its name: Ancona is a very slightly modified transliteration of the Greek Aykwv, meaning "elbow"; the harbor to the east of the town was originally protected only by the promontory on the north, shaped like an elbow. To know more.. click here

My Parents' Place
The front garden
	Views from the balcony, dawn and full moon
The back garden.. with some snow; one of my cats discovering the snow for the first time
The front garden and views from the balcony

My Favorite Beach, Portonovo (Ancona - promontory of Monte Conero)

Universita' Politecnica delle Marche