Sentieri del Parco del Conero

The trail network of the Conero Regional Park connects woodland, open clearings and coastal viewpoints around Monte Conero. It belongs to a landscape shared by Ancona, Sirolo, Numana and Camerano.

Why it matters

The network brings the promontory's natural features into relation with its human history. Quarries, religious buildings, cultivated areas and coastal fortifications form part of the same landscape as Mediterranean vegetation and the Adriatic cliffs.

What to notice

Pian Grande and the Piani di Raggetti contrast with the enclosed woodland. Other landscape features include old quarries and geological exposures, while the views towards the Due Sorelle reveal the abrupt coastal profile. Around Portonovo, the church of Santa Maria and the Napoleonic fort add architectural traces of earlier uses.

Context and history

The regional park was established in 1987. Its paths belong to a territory shaped over time by agriculture, quarrying, religious communities and coastal settlement. Modern numbering and signs organise this varied landscape as a network, while the older buildings and worked ground preserve different chapters of its history.