A short detour from the Strada del Monte takes to the Convento dei Camaldolesi or Badia San Pietro. It is now converted in a unique hotel and from its terrace can be enjoyed a fantastic view. At the side of the hotel is the Romanesque church build by the in the 11th century. Sirolo This picturesque village is one of the loveliest places on the Adriatic coast. Now a beach resort boasting a Blue Flag for clean beaches and waters, Sirolo was fortified in the 11th century. It was the residence of the Cortesi family until it passed to Ancona in 1225. There is a minuscule but lovely opera house built in 1875 of only 220 seats. The center is traffic free and well preserved. In the area was recently discovered the tomb of a Picene queen estimated to have died in the 6th century BC. Two chariots and a rich treasure, now on display in Numana, were found in her burial place. Numana South from Ancona Italy is the fishing village of Numana. It was an important harbor for the Greeks, the Picenes and the Romans until an earthquake distroyed the city in 558. Numana was rebuilt but it again slipped into the sea in 1292. Now it is an elegant sea resort overlooking a tourist port from where you can take a boat to visit the secluded beach of Le Due Sorelle. Not to be missed is the Antiquarium that holds a testimony of the Picene civilization, including