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Ancona
POP 102,500
Often brushed aside as being just another of Italy's bolshie, gritty port towns, Ancona is
no beauty at first glance from the ferry, it's true. But there's more to Ancona than meets
the superficial eye, and to simply bypass it is to miss much. In the old town, crowned by
the
duomo
, you can peel back layers of history of the city founded by Greek settlers from
Syracuse around 387 BC, admiring Roman ruins, the rich stash of its archaeological mu-
seum and its Renaissance
palazzi
, which glow softly in the evening light. Linger long
enough in its hilltop parks overlooking the Adriatic and lively boulevards and cafe-
rimmed piazzas and you'll see a more likeable side to Le Marche's seafront capital, prom-
ise.
