On its right bank lies the hospitable little city with its towers and walls, and its fortress on the white seashore.

Northward, in the direction of Rimini, the mountains approach nearer the water, while to the south the shore is broader, and there, rising out of the mists of the sea, are the towers of Fano.

A little farther Cape Ancona is visible.
The sunny hills and their smiling valley under the blue canopy of heaven, and near the shimmering sea, form a picture of entrancing loveliness.

It is the most peaceful spot on the Adriatic.

It seems as if the breezes from sea and land wafted a lyric harmony over the valley, expanding the heart and filling the soul with visions of beauty and happiness.