Porto Recanati

Porto Recanati
Comune
Città di Porto Recanati
Skyline from castle tower
Location of Porto Recanati
Porto Recanati Location of Porto Recanati in Italy Porto Recanati Porto Recanati (Marche)
Coordinates:43°25′56″N13°39′53″E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Macerata(MC)
Frazioni	Santa Maria in Potenza, Montarice, Scossicci
Government
• Mayor	Michelini
Area
• Total	17 km2(7 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)
• Total	12,609
• Density	740/km2(1,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Portorecanatesi
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	62017
Dialing code	071
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	August 29
Website	Official website

Porto Recanati(pronounced[ˈpɔrtorekaˈnaːti]) is a town in theprovince of Maceratain theMarcheregion ofCentral Italy.It was made an independent town on 15 January 1893, due to adecreeissued byKing Umberto Icausing thecoastalhamletsof the town to be separated fromRecanati.

With a population of approximately 12,500 inhabitants, Porto Recanati is located near Mount Conero. The town's seaboard extends for about 2 km (1.2 mi) from the mouth of the Musone River to beyond thePotenza River.The central part of the town is formed bygravelbeaches and steep, deep-bottom seas, unlike nearby townsPotenza PicenaandCivitanova Marche.

History

The area seem to have been inhabited since Bronze Age, as findings on the top of Montarice's hill, hailing from period called Apennine Medium Bronze and dating from the 15th-14th centuries BC have confirmed. In the same areas fragments of the 6th century BCAtticpottery have been recovered, witnessing the early commercial trade in the area.

Main sights

TheCastello Svevo(HohenstaufenCastle), built during the 13th through 15th centuries as arampartagainst Turkish pirates attacks, is home to the Municipal Art Gallery, that in nine rooms collects paintings, mainly from 1850 to the early 20th century.

Among its churches is the parish church ofSan Giovanni Battista,and the small chapel ofChiesetta della Banderuola.

Tourism

Porto Recanati is home to a large number of family-run restaurants and shops that cater to the tourism industry. Porto Recanati serves a spring-summer tourist town, with a beach and an annualAeronautica Militareairshow.

Porto Recanati's restaurants offer a large selection of locally caught seafood includinglobster,sea bassandcalamari.A local specialty is thebrodetto di Porto Recanati,a traditional fisherman's dish. The town also features a large fish market located on the outskirts of town.

Twin towns

• Kronberg im Taunus,Germany
• Mar del Plata,Argentina