Ancona

The Top 17 Caves in Ancona

Looking to visit a cave in Ancona on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Ancona’s 17 best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.

Tempio del Valadier

Foro degli Occhialoni

Valadier Temple and Sanctuary of the Madonna of Frasassi

Eremo dei Frati Bianchi

Frasassi Caves

Grotta del Vernino

Roman Quarries of Monte Conero

Valle Scappuccia Cave

Mortarolo Cave

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Tempio del Valadier
Hiking Highlight
An absolute must if you are visiting the region. It can also be easily combined with the Frasassi Caves. The temple set into the rock is really something impressive.
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Foro degli Occhialoni
Hiking Highlight
For the Foro degli Occhialoni I started from San Vittore di Genga, after the tower bridge turning left (there are signs) and following path 139, but I recommend starting from …
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Valadier Temple and Sanctuary of the Madonna of Frasassi
Hiking Highlight (Segment)
An absolute must if you are visiting the region. It can also be easily combined with the Frasassi Caves. The temple set into the rock is really something impressive.
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Eremo dei Frati Bianchi
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Interesting place to explore and discover. The old monastery of the brothers in the white robes is located in a protected area and can only be reached by a 1500 …
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Frasassi Caves
Hiking Highlight
Surely the most famous caves in Italy, marvelous, immense in size, stalactites of over 20m, organs of stalagmites, absolutely deserve a detour.
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Tip by Marco Contarelli ilMog_blog
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Grotta del Vernino
Hiking Highlight
The Vernino cave is located in the upper part of the valley of the same name. There is a good network of easy, well-marked paths, the vegetation reigns supreme. The …
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Roman Quarries of Monte Conero
Hiking Highlight
Already the Romans in the first century BC. they lived in this area and used it as a mine for the extraction of marble
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Tip by Marco Contarelli ilMog_blog
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Valle Scappuccia Cave
Hiking Highlight
Stunning place carved out by water over millions of years!
Continuing the path towards the woods and always keeping to the left, you take a loop and return to the entrance of the cave in 1 hour
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Tip by Mauro C.
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Mortarolo Cave
Hiking Highlight
this ancient cave was certainly used as a place of prayer and meditation even in pagan times, so before the advent of Christianity
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