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180 km of coastline, stunningly beautiful beaches, 26 cities facing the Adriatic Sea that are ideal sites for a relaxing holiday , the
port of Ancona and 9 tourist harbours. 500 piazzas, 1000 important monuments, over a hundred cities boasting great works of
art, thousands of churches (200 of which are Romanesque), 183
religious shrines, 34 archeological sites, 72 historic theatres. The
largest number of museums and galleries in Italy: 342 out of 2 39
boroughs. 315 libraries housing over 4 million volumes. Several
protected areas: 2 national parks (Monti Sibillini, Gran Sasso and
Monti della Laga), 4 regional parks (Monte Conero, Sasso
Simone and Simoncello, Monte San Bartolo, Gola della Rossa
and di Frasassi), 5 nature reserves (Abbadia di Fiastra, Gola del
Furlo, Montagna di Torricchio, Ripa Bianca and Sentina), more
than 100 floristic areas and 15 state woods.
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