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Abruzzo

This central Italian region stretches from the Apennines to the Adriatic, with Gran Sasso, medieval hill towns and three national parks. Campo Imperatore spreads beneath its highest peaks like a high-altitude plain.

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Landmark4.8/5

Rocca Calascio

Perched high in the Apennine Mountains, Rocca Calascio is straight out of a fairytale. Its majestic stone fortress stands proudly, offering breathtaking 360-degree views of the surrounding valleys. The medieval charm is irresistible, making it a must-visit for history buffs and adventure seekers. Don't forget your camera for perfect shots of this enchanting gem in Italy's picturesque Province of L'Aquila.

Eat$$$4.1/5

L'osteria Del Tempo Perso

Sulmona pizzeria with traditional and specialty pizzas, gluten-free options and arrosticini.

Eat$$4.5/5

Pizzeria Delfico pizza romana artigianale al piatto con servizio consegna a domicilio

Montesilvano pizzeria with handmade Roman-style pizza for delivery and takeout.

Eat4.8/5

La Bandiera B&B

Vegetable-forward Abruzzo restaurant with tasting menus and a wine list. Its vegetarian tasting menu puts vegetables at the center, with pairings that take unexpected turns.

Eat$$4.4/5

Da Mario

Teramo pizzeria serving pizza in square slices, with seats inside. Take a number by the entrance to keep your place in line.

Eat3.8/5

Ristorante Zi Nicola al Mare

Welcome to Ristorante Zi Nicola al Mare, where delicious food and breathtaking sea views collide! Located on Ss 16 Nord, 30 in Vasto, Italy, this charming restaurant will transport you to culinary paradise. Indulge in authentic Italian cuisine prepared with love. Perfect for a romantic sunset dinner or a lively gathering with friends. Buon appetito!

Eat$$$4.2/5

Il Marchese Del Grillo

This Francavilla al Mare trattoria serves Roman dishes in Abruzzo. Everything is cooked to order.

Eat$$$$4.8/5

Il Ritrovo d'Abruzzo

This restaurant in the Abruzzo hills serves carefully presented Italian cooking, with gardens and views across the landscape. Lunch can start with warm homemade breads.

Stays

Stay$$$$4.3/5

Hotel Plaza

Hotel Plaza lies in the commercial heart of Pescara, 300 metres from the beach, Pescara Train Station, and the bus terminal. Pescara Abruzzo Airport is 5 km away. Rooms at the Hotel Plaza offer air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, and TVs with satellite channels. Some have a hydromassage bath. There is 1 partner restaurant, only 50 metres from the hotel. The bar provides free coffee, juices and snacks. Please note that the pet charge is €20.00.

Stay$$$$3.9/5

Grand Hotel Excelsior

Boasting 2 outdoor pools and a free spa and wellness centre, Grand Hotel Excelsior is just opposite its private beach on the Adriatic seaside. San Benedetto del Tronto centre is a 10-minute drive away. Featuring sea views, elegant rooms come with a satellite flat-screen TV. Each room gives the possibility of booking 1 umbrella and two deckchairs on the beach in front of the hotel. The luxurious suites offer either a private pool or a hot tub. A continental buffet breakfast is served daily at the Excelsior. The à la carte restaurant offers both regional and international cuisine. One swimming pool with hot tub is located on the sun terrace, while the other is in the furnished garden. You can enjoy the spa and wellness centre featuring a hot tub, sauna and steam bath. The nearest bus stop is 20 metres from the property, while San Benedetto del Tronto Train Station is 2 km away. Parking is on site and free.

Stay$$$$4.2/5

Hotel Sporting

Hotel Sporting in Roccaraso offers family rooms with private bathrooms, balconies, and mountain views. Each room includes a bidet, refrigerator, work desk, TV, and free toiletries. Guests can enjoy Italian and local cuisines at the on-site restaurant and unwind at the bar. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. The hotel features a lift, ski storage, and room service. Additional amenities include breakfast in the room, a work desk, and a private entrance. Located 33 km from San Vincenzo al Volturno and 34 km from Majella National Park, Hotel Sporting is 103 km from Abruzzo Airport. Nearby attractions include Statua di Teofilo Patini and Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista, each 9 km away.

Stay4.9/5

LA SORGENTE

Two-apartment bed-and-breakfast with a swimming pool, olive grove and woods. Dogs get their own pool, alongside a fenced area at each apartment.

Stay4.8/5

Victoria Hotel Pescara

Pescara hotel with breakfast and a bar, a short walk from the beach. The bartender makes limoncello.

Stay4.6/5

Corte dei Tini Relais & Ristorante

Villa Vomano hotel and restaurant with a pool, elegant rooms, and homemade cakes at breakfast.

Stay4.4/5

Villa Maria Hotel & SPA

Garden hotel with a pool, spa and steam rooms. The spa has a view over the surrounding grounds.

Stay3.85/5

Hotel Bruna

This Martinsicuro hotel has clean rooms and sits about 400 meters from the sea.

Things To Do
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4.9/5

Sightseeing Tour of L'Aquila aboard an Electric Shuttle

A tourist service to rediscover the Eagle aboard our environmentally friendly electric shuttle. A unique experience in the most evocative of the historic centers of Italy, comfortably seated and in complete safety. Our guides will take you to the most characteristic monuments, as well as the most hidden and evocative places in the city, for a unique experience.

$29.68

5/5

3 h

3-Hours of Activities with Safari Grand Tour and Tasting in Vineyards

Vineyard tour aboard our jeep, panoramic points between sea and mountains Visit of the historic cellar Tasting of 5 wines, oil and typical Abruzzo gastronomic products

$74.21

5/5

2 h

Private Food and Wine Tour in the Cellar with Tastings

* According to the latest Anti Covid-19 provisions, the Green Pass will be required from 06 August 2021. The Mazzarosa Winery is one of the most historic wineries in Central Italy, it has been producing wines and oil for 150 years. Its structure, designed by Senator Devincenzi, is unique in its kind and in Italy only one other winery located in Sicily has the same architecture. Inside we still keep one of the largest barrels in Europe, of 1000 hectoliters! We are within a Nature Reserve and our wines are produced with SQNPI certification, that is Sustainable Quality.

$39.96

3 h

Cooking experience in the heart of Abruzzo: learn to make La polenta Rognosa

You will learn how to create this polenta dish and discover how to transform traditional methods of copper cauldron in modern kitchens while creating a series of authentic and healthy local foods that will satisfy both carnivores and vegetarians, providing a range of opportunities for those who like to take some food photography. You will already have understood that ours is a typical local cicina. We are in the middle of a noble courtyard in the heart of the village, inside the room there is still a very ancient lever press from the 1600s. The Polenta di Pettorano is unique in the Abruzzo region, for the corn flour we use and the artisan workmanship as it once was; mixed an hour and a half in the copper cauldron with the wooden pole, solid and non-liquid consistency is cut into slices by a very thin wire with delicious white sauce called "Rognoso" based on pecorino cheese and fried bacon.

$68.50

4.9/5

3 h

Cavalluccio kayak excursion in Fossacesia

In addition to the suggestiveness of the landscape that we are going to explore, characterized by the presence of the famous Trabocchi and small coves of crystal clear water often reachable only by sea, we will have the opportunity to navigate with real sea kayaks also called "sit in"

$51.38

3.7/5

Food and wine tour of San Vito Chietino

A fantastic food and wine tour accompanied by a local taste guide. You will get to know Marina di Vito Chietino, one of the most beautiful villages of the Costa dei Trabocchi in Abruzzo and you will have three food and wine experiences different from each other Wine, Oil and Seafood. You will begin by visiting the vineyards and vineyards of the winery and tasting its wines; you will live a truly unique experience: having lunch on a traditional Trabocco, an ancient fishing machine typical of the Abruzzo coast from which Costa dei Trabocchi takes its name. Finally, you will walk among the olive groves and visit the oil mill where you will learn about extra virgin olive oil and taste it accompanied by homemade bread, cold cuts and cheeses.

$154.13

5/5

2 h

Organic Wine Tasting & tasting of EVO CantinArte OIL MUSEUM

coming to the Museo dell'Olio di CantinArte means having an experience means making a leap into the past, in a place that tells the story, the Abruzzo roots linked to the production of oil and wine. the tone is always cheerful, interactive, engaging. you will come out of this experience with "taste in the mouth" and with lots of useful information!

$58.56

4.9/5

LAquila of Mysteries Private Tour

Walking tour through the major monuments of the town, in an itinerary that chronologically tells the history of the foundation of the town. Beside the official history you will learn about legends and mysteries, the ones about Templar knights and enigmatic characters like Fredrick II and Celestino V, the "pope of the great refusal".

$188.38

5/5

4 h

Discover Abruzzo: Winery Tour and Wine Tasting with Meal

Abruzzo is a Region full of colors and lights: Chieti countryside is the ideal location for discovering this beautiful land. wine, olive oil, truffle, and other culinary delights make up the excellence of Italian gastronomy. Come in this family-run winery to begin a journey through taste. Enjoy lunch or dinner while tasting four of our wines. This experience will give you a 360-degree experience of the artisanal nature of all our products. Strictly homemade bread and pasta and our ever-present truffle.

$95.90

4.3/5

4 h

Among ancient sunny vineyards, visit and taste the wines from the San Lorenzo cellar

A slow walk through the vast estate reveals the secrets of the wine production of the "Vini San Lorenzo" winery of Castilenti. In the winery among the vineyards, the ponds and the ancient farmhouses we will enter the wise world of the wine-making process, in balance between ancient traditions and avant-garde techniques. The ancient cellar, housed in the sixteenth-century De Sterlich palace, will host, among the medieval vaults, the niches and convivial spaces, a tasting of the company's native products. Transfer to the Palazzo de Sterlich in Castilenti, visit to the barrel cellar Visit the vineyard paying attention to the technical aspects of production Visit of the winery trying to understand the strategies and production techniques. History of the winery Wine tasting: basic notions of sensory analysis and tasting techniques will be introduced.

$34.25

5/5

8 h

One day cheese making and tasting experience

I was born and raised in these places, my ancestors already lived here as did the family that owns the farmhouse that hosts us. Over the years we have carried out agricultural activities that have expanded rural knowledge. The profession of hiking guide has taught me how to best narrate my territory. A day as a Shepherd is an immersion in uncontaminated places and with boundless landscapes, full of ancient and authentic history. It will be possible to rediscover flavors and sensations that are now far from everyday life. Making a cheese with your own hands and with the milk milked from the animals that live a few meters away strengthens the relationship with the territory and the experience, from which you can also take home the piece of cheese you made!!

$119.88

4.7/5

Ebike Tour The Green Way of the Costa dei trabocchi, Ortona Fossacesia.

An E-Bike excursion with qualified personnel to introduce the wonders of the Abruzzese territory, along roads and cycle paths with the scent of the sea.

$91.34

5/5

1 h 30 mins

Visit and wine tasting 30 minutes from Pescara

Come and visit us in Catignano to taste our organic wines! We are in a suggestive position, surrounded by vineyards, with a view of the Gran Sasso, the Majella and even the sea. You will be able to taste Montepulciano from Terra dei Vestini, one of the most prestigious sub-areas of the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC. You will be able to visit one of the few wineries in our region with underground concrete tanks built on site.

$39.96

40 mins

Live Online Experience: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.

With the help of our operator you will discover with an interactive course the world of Abruzzo wine and specifically of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. with its beneficial properties. You will learn to recognize the different grape varieties and to read the labels.

$23.43

1 h 30 mins

Beer Tour with Tastings in the Craft Brewery

The beer tour with visit to the Maiella brewery and tasting of beers accompanied by typical local products will offer you a complete experience for craft beer lovers. You will have the opportunity to delve into the brewing process, taste high-quality beers and discover the perfect pairings with local products. It's a must-do tour for anyone looking to deepen their knowledge and appreciation of craft beer.

$34.25

5/5

1 h

Kitchen demonstration: the realization of Cecio Ripieno

Stuffed chickpeas are a typical Abruzzo dessert, very popular even during the Christmas holidays. The taste is very particular and delicious, thanks to the combination of chocolate with other spices and, of course…. with chickpeas! Don't be intimidated by this juxtaposition ... It will amaze you! Enjoy a demonstration lesson on the making of cecio stuffed with Slow Food (Cecio di Navelli and solina flour) with explanation of the raw materials used and realization of the recipe lasting about 40 min.

$23.43

5/5

2 h

Winery Tour and Tasting in Abruzzo

In the narrow territory of the village, which has always been devoted to viticulture and more generally to cultivation, one of the world's smallest Appellations of Controlled Origin has been created: the Villamagna Doc. Our philosophy stems from tradition, which has handed down to us the cultivation of roses in vineyards as a practice used since ancient times. The rose, an extremely sensitive plant, placed at the beginning of the rows, controls the health of the vine and helps the winemaker to monitor and protect the vineyard, detecting any pathologies and facilitating rapid intervention. The typicality of our production lies in the craftsmanship of each step. In fact, each bottle is individually numbered and prepared by hand until the dried rose is placed. You will visit the vineyards and olive groves and then return to the winery to the tasting of 3 Labels accompanied of the tasting of our oil with homemade bread

$33.11

2 h

Wine Tour Between History and Tastings at the Feudo Antico Winery

A Wine Tour in a unique setting awaits you in the Feudo Antico winery with its Roman Villa Museum and tasting in the modern and cutting-edge structure for food and wine experiences.

$45.67

6 h

Truffle hunting and wine tasting with lunch in Abruzzo

Live authentic Italian experiences! Enjoy a multisensory experience to discover the truffle and wine world. Visit the winery and vineyards and accompanied by the hunter and his dogs, specially trained you’ll have a good chance of tracking down the elusive fungi. Along the way, learn more about truffles and the wine of the territory. The experience ends with a meal prepared with the truffles collected and the tasting of the wines produced in the winery.

$272.87

5/5

4 h

Cheese experience with locals

Together with me you will have the opportunity to experience a day in nature in perfect Abruzzo style. You will learn the slow life of the mountain hinterland and the subsistence activities linked to the territory. Together we will dedicate ourselves to the magical moment of cheese making, you will learn how to make fresh cheese and ricotta as they used to do in the past. You can replicate the steps at any time even in your home.