Ancona

The Province of Ancona lies within the Marche region of Central Italy. given birth to Saint Maria Goretti, and for a popular Halloween festival held every October.The province extends from the coast of the Adriatic Sea west to the Apennines with its population mostly concentrated near the coast, and the city of Ancona.

The coastal strip of the province is given over to sandy beaches popular among Italians rather than foreigners; moving inland, the central portion is an area of rolling farmland, producing red and white wines mainly of the Sangiovese, Montepulciano and Verdicchio grape varieties.