Time zone CET (UTC+1) Postal code 60025 | Demonym(s) Loretani or Lauretani Elevation 127 m Population 12,791 (2015) | |
Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 2 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
Loreto is a hilltown and comune of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site.
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Map of 60025 Loreto, Province of Ancona, Italy
Location
Loreto is located 127 metres (417 feet) above sea level on the right bank of the Musone river. It is 22 kilometres (14 miles) by rail south-southeast of Ancona. Like many places in the Marche, it provides good views from the Apennines to the Adriatic.
Main sights
Loreto's main monuments occupy the four sides of the piazza: the college of the Jesuits, the Palazzo Comunale (formerly the Palazzo Apostolico), designed by Bramante, with an art gallery with works of Lorenzo Lotto, Vouet and Annibale Carracci as well as a collection of maiolica, and the Shrine of the Holy House (Santuario della Santa Casa).
The city has also a massive line of walls designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, which were erected from 1518 and reinforced in the 17th century.
Twin towns – sister cities
Loreto is twinned with: