The whole Conero area was declared a regional nature park in 1987 and a web of signed footpaths cover the peak. There are maps and more information from the Consorzio del Parco del Conero at Sirolo.

On the summit (572 mt) traces of a Paleolithic settlement dating back 100,000 years have been discovered - the earliest signs of human presence in the region. The southern spur of Conero shelters the riviera's two main resorts.
 
Sirolo is the most attractive, with a medieval centre and a tree-lined, balcony piazza that teeters high above the sea. The best beaches are accessible using a half-hourly bus service that drops down to each of the coves. The mass of campsites and hotels below the old town runs seamlessly into more of the same at Numana.

Still, it has a fine long beach to the south and an archeological museum documenting the history of the Piceni tribes who lived here until Rome muscled in, lcated at Via La Fenice, 4.