Camerano Province of Ancona Marche Italy
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Camerano

Camerano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Ancona. Camerano borders the following municipalities: Ancona, Castelfidardo, Osimo, Sirolo. Camerano is most notable for the extensive tunnel system that lies underneath most of the old city. These tunnels were constructed in the sandstone bedrock of Camera, with constructions happening piecemeal from the Roman era, up until the 1800s. Although the cause for this tunnel building was originally thought to have been as wine storage cellars, later exploration has revealed that these tunnels began with the Romans, and then were greatly enlarged to function as a refuge from the Moorish incursions into Italy during the early medieval period. Later, the tunnels functioned as a city in their own right, complete with churches (identifiable from the bas-relief Greek crosses engraved on the ceilings), wells, and storage areas. Most recently, the caves functioned as a bomb shelter, holding 3,000 people for 8 days in 1944.

Distance between:

Rome to Camerano 125 Miles / 201 Kms
Milan to Camerano 254 Miles / 409 Kms
Venice to Camerano 146 Miles / 235 Kms


Postal Code 60021


Population 2020

Total: 7174
Total Men: 3520
Total Women: 3520

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