Description of the attraction
Numana is a coastal town near Ancona. In ancient times, he was known under the name of Humana. Legend has it that the founder of the city was the mythical queen Pichenis, a giant woman whose half of her body was in the shape of a snake, and huge wings grew on her back. She threw balls of fire ashore, burning the forest to ashes, and Humana, which in Latin means "man", grew up on the ashes.
Numana is located in the heart of Italy's Adriatic coast, on the southern spurs of Monte Conero. Almost 92% of the city's territory is part of the Monte Conero Regional Park.
The old part of the city is often called "Numana alta" because it lies on the top of a cliff facing the sea and is practically a continuation of another resort town - Sirolo. Numana Bassa occupies the area around the port. Upper Numana beach includes two small coves - this is the so-called Spiadjola Beach. And the beach of lower Numana stretches south to the very village of Marcelli. The interior of the city is predominantly hilly, and at the mouth of the Musone River there are wetlands of great ecological value.
Of the sights of Numana, it is worth mentioning, first of all, the Temple of the Crucifixion (Santuario del Crocifisso) - it was built in 1968 on the site of another temple, the creation of which is attributed to Pellegrino Tibaldi. Some frescoes by the artist Andrea Lilly and a wooden crucifix have survived, which, as it is believed, Emperor Charlemagne brought as a gift to Pope Leo III in the 9th century, but due to a storm he was forced to leave in Ancona. Also worth seeing is the Bishop's Palace - Palazzo Veskovile, once owned by noble Roman families and acquired by the bishops of Ancona as a summer residence. Today it houses the City Hall. Also noteworthy are the ancient Roman arch and aqueduct, located at an insignificant distance from each other. The arch was part of a tower that collapsed during the 1930 earthquake, and the aqueduct that adorned the fountain was used to provide water to the inhabitants of Ancona until the mid-20th century.
Two districts of Numana - Marcelli and Taunus - are tourist resorts. The first one is located 4 km from the city. It is the main coastal resort of the Riviera del Conero. There are many hotels and inns of various levels built in Taunus.
