Ancona is a city on Italy’s Adriatic coast and the capital of the Marche region. It’s known for beaches, such as Passetto Beach, and the hilltop Cathedral of San Ciriaco. In the city center, the Fontana del Calamo is a fountain with bronze masks of mythic figures. In the port are the ancient Arch of Trajan and the Lazzaretto, or Mole Vanvitelliana, an 18th-century pentagonal quarantine station on its own island.

Ancona (Ancient Greek: Ἀγκών, romanized: Ankṓn) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 102,000. Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. Ancona is located 280 km (170 mi) northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic Sea, between the slopes of the two extremities of the promontory of Monte Conero, Monte Astagno and Monte Guasco. Ancona is one of the main ports on the Adriatic Sea, especially for passenger traffic, and is the main economic and demographic centre of the region.

The Ancona Port has regular ferry links to the following cities: Durrës in Albania, Split, Zadar, Hvar Island (Stari Grad) and Vis Island in Croatia, Igoumenitsa and Patras in Greece and Cesme in Turkey. Ancona is served by Ancona Airport (IATA: AOI, ICAO: LIPY), in Falconara Marittima, offering a private jet charter flights and helicopter transfer services.

Marche Airport (Italian: Aeroporto delle Marche) (IATA: AOI, ICAO: LIPY), formerly Ancona Falconara Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Ancona-Falconara), is an airport serving Ancona, and the Marche region of central Italy. The airport is located approximately 12 km (6 NM) west of Ancona, in Falconara Marittima. Ancona airport lies at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,962 by 45 metres (9,718 ft × 148 ft).

Ancona is served by Ancona Airport (IATA: AOI, ICAO: LIPY), in Falconara Marittima and named after Raffaello Sanzio. Light jet - private jet availible from and to Croatia and Italy, flights with Cessna Citation from Ancona Falconara Airport to Split (45 minutes, 5000 €) and Rijeka (35 minutes, 4000 €).