Fabriano is a town and comune of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche, at 325 metres above sea level. It lies in the Esino valley 44 kilometres upstream and southwest of Jesi; and 15 kilometres east-northeast of Fossato di Vico and 36 kilometres east of Gubbio. Its location on the main highway and rail line from Umbria to the Adriatic make it a mid-sized regional center in the Apennines. Fabriano is the headquarters of the giant appliance maker Indesit.
Fabriano, with Roma, Parma, Torino and Carrara, is an Italian creative city. The town is in the category Folk Arts.