Loreto is located 127 m (417 ft) above sea-level on the right bank of the Musone river. It is 22 km (15 mi) by rail SSE of Ancona. Like many places in the Marche, it provides good views from the Apennines to the Adriatic.

Sights

Loreto's main monuments occupy the four sides of the piazza: the college of the Jesuits, the Palazzo Comunale (formerly the Palazzo Apostolico), designed by Bramante, with an art gallery with works of Lorenzo Lotto, Vouet and Caracci as well as a collection of maiolica, and the Shrine of the Holy House (Santuario della Santa Casa).

Gallery

The Basilica della santa casa from behind

 

The Basilica della santa casa

Sister cities

These are the official sister cities of Loreto:

See also

• Shrine of the Holy House
  • Shrines to the Virgin Mary
• Territorial prelature of Loreto
• Loreto 07

External links and references

• Official Site of the comune
• Official site of the sanctuary
• Catholic Encyclopedia article Loreto