Santa Maria della Piazza
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Piazza
An 11th-century Romanesque chapel in the old harbour district, its facade covered in fine reliefs, with early Christian mosaics preserved beneath it.
Santa Maria della Piazza is one of Ancona’s most refined Romanesque buildings. Its facade, completed in 1210, was carved by Master Philippus, with figures, animals and monsters in relief among layers of blind arches. Through a glass floor inside, you can see the floor mosaics of an earlier church dating to the 5th–6th centuries. The church lies between the old harbour and the shopping street, and can be visited on foot along with the Arch of Trajan and Piazza del Plebiscito. Opening hours are irregular, but the facade can be viewed at any time.
Opening hours
Irregular hours; exterior visible all day
Nearby sights
- Piazza del Plebiscito
- National Archaeological Museum of the Marche
- Ancona Cathedral (San Ciriaco)
- Arch of Trajan (Ancona)
- Mole Vanvitelliana (Lazzaretto)
- Passetto & War Memorial
- Mezzavalle Beach
- Portonovo