Ancona Lighthouse
Ancona Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Ancona on the Adriatic Sea. It is placed on the hill named Colle dei Cappuccini, from which takes the name, about 119.5 metres from the old lighthouse deactivated in 1965.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Giorgio Montesi, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in Italy
- Also known as: “Faro di Ancona” and “Faro di Colle Cappuccini”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancona old lighthouse and National Archaeological Museum of the Marches.
Ancona old lighthouse
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Ancona old lighthouse is situated 120 metres northwest of Ancona Lighthouse.
National Archaeological Museum of the Marches
Museum
Photo: Beta16, CC BY-SA 3.0 it.
The National Archaeological Museum of the Marches is an archaeological museum in Ancona, Marches, Italy. It is located in the Palazzo Ferretti, and 13,195 people visited the collections in 2015. National Archaeological Museum of the Marches is situated 410 metres west of Ancona Lighthouse.
San Francesco alle Scale
Church
Photo: Mungany, Public domain.
San Francesco alle Scale is a church in Ancona, central Italy. San Francesco alle Scale is situated 310 metres southwest of Ancona Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varano and Candia di Ancona.
Varano
Village
Photo: Mirco Spadari, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Varano is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Ancona Lighthouse.
Candia di Ancona
Village
Photo: Aionna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Candia di Ancona is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Ancona Lighthouse.
Montesicuro
Hamlet
Photo: Lobianco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montesicuro is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southwest of Ancona Lighthouse.
Ancona Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse and tourism
- Location: Ancona, Ancona, Marche, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.62281° or 43° 37′ 22″ northLongitude
13.51572° or 13° 30′ 57″ eastElevation
55 metres (180 feet)Inception
1972Open location code
8FMMJGF8+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 277060613OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Ancona Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare d’Ancône”
- French: “Phare d’Ancône”
- Italian: “Faro di Ancona”
- Italian: “Faro di Monte Cappuccini”
- Italian: “Faro nuovo”
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Explore places such as Cardeto and San Pietro.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ancona Lighthouse”. Photo: Giorgio Montesi, CC BY 2.0.