Monte Conero
| Monte Conero | ||
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 View from Sirolo to Monte Conero |
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| height | 572 m | |
| location | Marche , Italy | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ N , 13 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Monte Conero ( ˈkɔːnero , also Monte d'Ancona ) is a headland on the Adriatic between Portonovo and Sirolo . The Conero is 572 meters high and the only elevation on the Adriatic coast between Venice and the Gargano .
The name comes from the Greek Komaròs for the strawberry tree that grows on the slopes of the mountain. For plants also include oaks , holm oaks , Aleppo pines and Mediterranean cypresses .
The Conero has been protected as a nature park since 1987. The wild occurrence includes badgers , stone marten , mouse weasel , yellow-bellied toads , peregrine falcons , kingfishers and pale swifts .
Web links
Commons : Monte Conero - Collection of Images
- Parco del Conero
- Flash-free preliminary version ( Memento from March 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive )