Loreto
Loreto (usalso, lang) is a hill town and comune of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche region. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site.
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Loreto (usalso, lang) is a hill town and comune of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche region. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site.
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• Name — Loreto • Official Name — Comune di Loreto • Image Shield — Loreto-Stemma.svg • Region — Marche • Province — Ancona (AN) • Frazioni — Costabianca, Grotte, Stazione, Villa Berghigna, Villa Costantina, Villa Musone, Villa Papa • Mayor — Moreno Pieroni • Area Total Km2 — 17.69 • Population Total — 13070 • Population As Of — 31 August 2024 • Population Demonym — Loretani or Lauretani • Elevation M — 127 • Saint — Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary • Day — 8 September • Postal Code — 60025 • Area Code — 071 Loreto (usalso, lang) is a hill town and comune of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche region. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site.
Location
Location
Loreto is located 127 m above sea level on the right bank of the Musone river and 22 km by rail south-southeast of Ancona; like many places in the Marche, it provides good views from the Apennines to the Adriatic.
Main sights
Main sights
The city's main monuments occupy the four sides of the piazza: the college of the Jesuits; the Palazzo Comunale (formerly the Palazzo Apostolico), designed by Bramante, that houses an art gallery with works of Lorenzo Lotto, Vouet and Annibale Carracci as well as a collection of maiolica, and the Shrine of the Holy House (Santuario della Santa Casa). It also boasts a massive line of walls, designed by the architect (and military engineer) Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, which were erected from 1518 and reinforced in the 17th century.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — The Basilica della Santa Casa from behind • Illustration — The Basilica della Santa Casa
Twin towns and sister cities
Twin towns and sister cities
Loreto is twinned with: • Mariazell, Austria • Fátima, Portugal • Altötting, Germany • Częstochowa, Poland • Lourdes, France • Nazareth, Israel • Harissa, Lebanon • Għajnsielem, Malta
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