Via Valdicerro di Sopra, 3, Loreto

The area sits on the Adriatic side of the Marche hills a few kilometres from the coast, with the Monte Conero promontory and the Conero Regional Park within about 15 km to the north; this is the main landscape feature nearby, with limestone slopes, Mediterranean scrub and cliffs above the sea around Sirolo and Numana. The coast here is the Adriatic, with beaches and the port area of Porto Recanati close by. Recanati is the nearest historic town of note inland, and Ancona is the nearest city of size, with port, rail links and services. Loreto itself is a major pilgrimage centre centred on the Basilica della Santa Casa. The wider area is known for pilgrimage, the Recanati-Loreto hill country, and the Conero coast.