Portonovo

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Portonovo
Portonovo (11) .JPG
Il Molo, view of the Monte Conero
Country Italy
region Brands
province Ancona  (AN)
local community Ancona
Coordinates 43 ° 34 '  N , 13 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 33 '52 "  N , 13 ° 35' 28"  E
height 7  m slm
Demonym Portonovesi
Telephone code 071 CAP 60020

Portonovo is an Italian coastal village, located on the Adriatic Sea and on Monte Conero . Administratively belongs Portonovo than Contrada the fraction Pioggio to Ancona .

In the official statistics, Portonovo has only one inhabitant; in fact, the population is much larger due to vacationers in vacation rentals, hotels and campsites.

Parts of the wetlands fell victim to the expansion of the tourist infrastructure; the two brackish water lakes Lago Profondo and Lago del Calcagno / Lago Grande are still important habitats.

Eugen Herzog von Leuchtenberg , Viceroy of Italy, had a fort built in 1810 to protect it from the Royal Navy .

On the beach there is a small Romanesque church, Santa Maria di Portonovo ; In the 21st Canto Dante mentions “Nostra Donna in sul lito adriano”.

  • Portonovo Bay

  • Portonovo - Monte Conero

  • Small lake and Napoleonic fort

  • Sea at Portonovo

  • Pope Clement had the watchtower built in 1716, hence: Torre clementina

  • Portonovo - the Mezzavalle beach

  • Napoleonic fort

  • Beach south of the watchtower

  • Memorial plaque

  • The church of Santa Maria di Portonovo dates from the 11th century.

  • The green side of Portonovo

Web links

Commons : Portonovo  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Istat: Popolazione residente - Ancona