La Costarella

La Costarella is a historic stepped street in Numana's old fishermen's quarter, linking the upper town's architecture with its maritime heritage.

Why it matters

The stairway preserves the shape of a coastal community organised between the hilltop borgo and the port. Its houses and stone steps record the everyday connections that sustained Numana's fishing families.

What to notice

Stone houses line the stairway, with doorways, shutters and balconies forming a close-set streetscape. The stepped lane follows the slope through the old quarter, and openings between rooftops reveal the Adriatic. Small workshops and traditional buildings reflect the area's maritime history.

Context and history

Numana's port and fishing fleet shaped life in the town for centuries. Houses developed up the Conero slope, and La Costarella connected the upper borgo with the harbour. The name derives from costa, meaning slope, and preserves the street's relationship to the town's topography.