Civitanova Marche - seaside resort on the Adriatic Sea in the Marche region, 40 km southeast of Ancona and about 25 km from Macerata.

The city was founded at the mouth of the river Chienti in about the 8th century BC . e .  pichenov people, and was named Kluana .  The Romans captured it in 268-m BC . e . And 50-year n . e .  laid in its place a new settlement - Kluentis Vicus .  Old Kluana was finally destroyed by the Visigoths, and its inhabitants took refuge in the Vicus .  In the Middle Ages, the city passed from hand to hand - it ruled Aldonezi yes Varano, Malatesta, Sforza and Visconti .  In 1440, the year on the orders of Francesco Sforza built a new line of defensive walls, and the port built a fortress .  In the 16th century due to the raids of Turkish pirates and the outbreak of the plague Civitanova began to decline .  But in 1551, the year Pope Julius III gave the town Cesarini family, who expanded his territory, built a new defensive wall, built roads and palaces .  In 1938 Porto Civitanova Civitanova Alta and united in one municipality .  Today it is a recognized seaside resort . 

In the old part of the city - Civitanova Alta on the hill - keep the walls of a medieval castle, and four ancient gates. There you can explore the Palazzo della of delegations, built in 1867, the church of San Paolo the 17th century Sant Agostino 13th century with a gorgeous stucco and San Francesco 14th century Gothic portal. On the central square of Piazza della Libertà is the Palazzo Ducale, erected for Cesarini Sforza in the 16th century. Inside it Pellegrino Tibaldi frescoes. Noteworthy and local museums - the Museum of Folk Art, the Museum of equestrian clothing and Gallery of Modern Art Moretti. And in the northern part of Civitanova stretches beautiful alley Vittorio Veneto.

Port Area - Porto Civitanova - a center of business activity and a kind of resort suburb, where are located the city's main beaches.