The Musone ( la, Misco) is a river in the

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

region of Italy. The source of the river is east of Matelica and south of

Monte San Vicino Monte San Vicino is a mountain of Marche, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory la ...

in the province of Macerata. The river flows northeast near

Apiro Apiro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about northwest of Macerata. Religion Churches * The church of Sant'Urbano Sant'Urbano ( vec, Sant’Urban ...

, Cingoli and

Staffolo Staffolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,304 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian ...

before crossing into the province of Ancona near Filottrano. The river then flows southeast and is joined by a tributary south of Osimo before curving northeast near Loreto. Finally, the river empties into the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) ...

north of

Porto Recanati Porto Recanati () is a town with some 12,500 inhabitants in the province of Macerata, in the Marche region. of central Italy. It is the northeast coastal town of the province. It was made an independent town on 15 January 1893, when, due to a Dec ...

and south of

Numana Numana is a coastal town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of Italy. History Most scholars see Numana as having been founded by people of Sabine origin, but Pliny the Elder attributed its foundation to the Siculi, bu ...

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