Cimitero di Guerra del Commonwealth Ancona/Ancona War Cemetery, Ancona

Name: Cimitero di Guerra del Commonwealth Ancona/Ancona War Cemetery
Address: Ancona, Italy

#26 among attractions in Ancona

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Cimitero di Guerra del Commonwealth Ancona/Ancona War Cemetery, Ancona

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The Ancona War Cemetery is a cemetery for British and Commonwealth servicemen who fell during World War II located in Tavernelle, Ancona.

The cemetery gives burial to more than a thousand fallen soldiers mainly from 1944, mostly British but also Canadians, New Zealanders, Australians, South Africans, Indians and others from Commonwealth countries. The cemetery gathers the fallen in a large area between Pescara and Pesaro and was established by the Commonwealth War Memorial Commission.

Coordinates: 43°35'12"N, 13°31'21"E

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Ancona Italy

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Cimitero di Guerra del Commonwealth Ancona/Ancona War Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Piazza, Loggia dei Mercanti, Lazzaretto of Ancona, Biblioteca comunale Luciano Benincasa.

2.4 miN
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Piazza, Ancona
62 min walk • Santa Maria della Piazza is a church in Ancona, central Italy. The church, a fine example of Romanesque architecture in the city, was erected between the 11th and the 12th centuries.
2.4 miN
Palace, Nightlife, Bars and clubs
Loggia dei Mercanti, Ancona
61 min walk • The Loggia dei Mercanti is a historical palace in Ancona, central Italy. The palace was begun in 1442 by architect Giovanni Pace, also known as Sodo, in an economically flourishing period for Ancona.
2.1 miNW
Performing arts, Historical place, Event space
Lazzaretto of Ancona, Ancona
54 min walk • The Lazzaretto of Ancona, also called the Mole Vanvitelliana, is a pentagonal 18th-century building built on an artificial island as a quarantine station for the port town of Ancona, Italy. The island is now connected to the mainland by three bridges.
2.3 miN
Library
Biblioteca comunale Luciano Benincasa, Ancona
60 min walk • The Biblioteca comunale Luciano Benincasa is located in Ancona, Italy, in the Palazzo Mengoni-Ferretti, at the central Piazza del Plebiscito.
2.3 miN
Church
Chiesa del Santissimo Sacramento, Ancona
59 min walk • The Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Ancona was the city's co-cathedral until 1986, before the merger of the Archdiocese of Ancona with the Diocese of Osimo.
2.2 miN
Fountain
Fontana del Calamo, Ancona
58 min walk • The Càlamo Fountain, also called the Fountain of the Thirteen Spouts is a Renaissance fountain in Ancona.
2.3 miN
Church
Ex Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, Ancona
58 min walk • The former church of St. Augustine is located in Ancona. The building, originally from the 14th century, was completely renovated in the 17th century by Luigi Vanvitelli. In the first years after the Unification of Italy it was used as a barracks...
2.3 miN
43°37'10"N • 13°30'36"E
Teatro delle Muse, Ancona
60 min walk • Theater, Concerts and shows
2.2 miN
Synagogue, Sacred and religious sites
Sinagoghe di Ancona, Ancona
57 min walk • Ancona's two synagogues, the Levantine and the Italian, are housed in a single building on Via Astagno, in the heart of the old ghetto.
2.2 miNW
Historical place, Art gallery
Porta Pia, Ancona
55 min walk • Porta Pia is an ancient monumental gateway to the city of Ancona designed by architect Filippo Marchionni.
1.6 miNW
Church
Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia, Ancona
42 min walk • The Church of the Holy Family is a Catholic place of worship in Ancona; it stands on Corso Carlo Alberto in the Piano San Lazzaro district.