Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
La Torre
( 071 933 07 47;
www.latorrenumana.it
; Via la Torre 1, Numana; meals €30-40; Wed-Mon, closed
Sun dinner)
Floor-to-ceiling glass walls maximise on the wraparound sea views from this
sleek, industrial-chic restaurant, with bare wood floors, crisp white tablecloths and ex-
posed silver pipework. Go for brilliantly fresh sushi, antipasti and artistically presented
mains, mostly - surprise, surprise - with a seafood slant. It's hugely popular with the loc-
als.
SEAFOOD
€€
Il Molo
( 071 80 10 40;
www.ilmolo.it
;
Spaggia di Portonovo, Portonovo; meals €30; daily Jun-Aug, Wed-
Mon Apr-May & Oct)
Whatever splashes around in the sea around Monte Conero lands on
the menu at Il Molo, generously supplied by the local fishermen who show up here each
morning with their fresh catches. Expect various inventive combinations of pasta and
shellfish.
SEAFOOD
€€
Information
Tourist office
( 071 933 18 79;
www.parcodelconero.com
;
Via Peschiera 30, Sirolo; 9am-1pm &
4-7pm mid-Jun-mid-Sep, 9am-1pm Mon-Sat mid-Sep-Dec, closed Jan & Feb)
For information on the
park or to arrange guided tours.
Getting There & Away
Buses from Ancona run sporadically throughout the year, peaking in July and August, but
the area is much easier to explore with your own set of wheels.
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Urbino
POP 15,500
Raphael's Renaissance 'hood, the vibrant university town of Urbino is often the first stop
on a trip to Le Marche and understandably so. The patriarch of the Montefeltro family,
Duca Federico da Montefeltro, created the hippest art scene of the 15th century here, gath-
ering the great artists, architects and scholars of his day to create a sort of think tank. The
town's splendour was made official by Unesco, which deemed the entire city centre a
World Heritage Site.
