Ancona Italy
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At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (5 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (6 Cruises)
MSC Cruises (124 Cruises)
MSC Lirica
124 Cruises
Oceania Cruises (1 Cruises)
Ponant (6 Cruises)
Le Boreal
5 Cruises
Star Clippers (8 Cruises)
Royal Clipper
8 Cruises
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Frequently Asked Questions
At the cruise quay, a few hundred metres from the centre. Ten to fifteen minutes on foot takes you from the harbour cranes to the old lanes, making Ancona one of the easiest calls to explore independently.
Yes, entirely. Trajan's Arch, San Ciriaco cathedral, the Mole Vanvitelliana and the historic centre are all walkable from the quay. Only the Passetto district needs about ten minutes by bus.
A marble arch raised around 115 CE to thank the emperor for enlarging the harbour at his own expense. It ranks among the best-preserved Roman monuments in the region and stands at the end of the mole, exactly where ancient ships once berthed.
A loop that holds together: Trajan's Arch along the quays, the climb to San Ciriaco, back down through the lanes, the Mole Vanvitelliana on the way to the ship. If time remains, ten minutes by bus reaches the Passetto and its fishermen's caves.
From Trajan's Arch the lanes climb Guasco hill in stages. Allow a quarter of an hour, broken up by small squares and views over the rooftops. The cathedral, completed in 1189, blends Romanesque with Byzantine influences, and the forecourt opens onto the whole gulf.
A pentagonal artificial island at the harbour's edge, a lazaretto built in the eighteenth century by architect Luigi Vanvitelli to quarantine crews and cargo. It now hosts exhibitions and cultural events, and sits on the way back to the ship.
A district east of the old core ending in a terrace above the sea, around a large white monument to the dead of the First World War. A staircase descends to a rocky shore lined with fishermen's caves closed by coloured doors. Few visitors know this side of town: that is exactly its value.
Between corso Garibaldi and piazza del Plebiscito, which locals call piazza del Papa. The taverns serve brodetto, a fish stew every family makes its own way. People eat here without staging, at rates that show the clientele is local first.
The euro and Italian. English is less common than elsewhere on this coast: Ancona lives for its residents and for ferry traffic, not for cruise passengers. Cards work, but keep cash for neighbourhood cafes.
Yes, with one caveat: the climb to San Ciriaco tires small legs. What works: the quays and Trajan's Arch in the morning, then the bus to the Passetto, where Ancona families swim below the caves in summer.
