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Abruzzo: sea and coastline

The thousand faces of a seaside view , can be easily discovered going along the coast line of Abruzzo, starting from the northen side with law and sandy shore , and ending with the southen indented coast . The seven shores of Teramo district , from Martinsicuro to Silvi Marina, the Pescara and Francavilla al Mare shores , offer receptive structures of high level , opportunities for enjoiment and free time, night-clubs ,and in Pescara , also a very modern turistic habour . In the southen the scenary changes radically : from Ortona to Vasto and next to S. Salvo , sudden little holds , plunged amongs brooms and olive-yards alternate with wide sandy –shores and shores framed from the thick Mediterranean vegetation.And the curious trabocchi , singular and lonely palafittes stretched on the sea from S.Vito and Fossacesia, which are the nostaligic spare of old fishing. Particulary right for families looking for a peacefulness vacation. But also for the numerous joung people that stuffs the night-clubs. The Abruzzo coast becomes more attractive for the hotels presence and various restaurants , which are able to satisfy every requirements . Our structures satisfy also the one looking for a sports holiday , you can practice sail , windsurf, canoe and fisching.

Abruzzo tourism

To discover Abruzzo and its ancient landscape, follow the atmospheres lived and singed from two greats of the Italian literature , Ovidio and D’Annunzio, myth and legend , sons of this country.The itinerary begins, amongst olive-trees faced the Sea ,from the imposing S.Giovanni in Venere abbey of the XI century, erected in place of a pagan temple dedicated to the goddess of love ,and we continue along the indented coast-line , where still resist on the sea water the Trabocchi, ancient fishing machine made of wood. Going through the shore-side we reach to Pescara, where D’Annunzio haus , buildet in the place where was a powerful fortress, recalls to glamorous memories of a town young and dynamic , beating of passion and culture , an ancient river-port.Left the sea breeze , we continue to the mounting side of the Region , meeting S.Clemente a Casauria abbey , a magnificent temple of the Benedictine art, and we reach in Sulmona,a jewel-city for the history and ancient atmosphere. In this historical city places and legends relate about the born , the fame and the poetry of Ovidio, one of the greatest poets of the Latin’s world, while the squares and the buildings recall to surprising splendours. The last stage is a way out of time, left the Valle Peligna it enters in the Sagittario Gorges. The road will take you from Anversa degli Abruzzi, to Scanno, land of shepherds and authentic traditions , where the time seems to be stopped. A walk along the lake shore and amongst the fragrant very little streets of the village, will let you meet old ladies in traditionary clothes , making their best in the precious and difficult art of the pillow-lace and secular goldsmith shops where are forged singular jewels , and you will know the reason why Scanno was loved from D’Annunzio.

Abruzzo: nature, parks and protected areas.

Safeguarding the territory: a real commitment for Abruzzo

In this respect, Parks are not just useless fenced-off areas, but material proof that a community has acknowledged the intrinsic, inalienable worth of a territory. At the present time, abruzzo is heading a most complex and ambitious project: APE (Apennine Park of Europe)which will protect nature and promote sustainable development in line with European Union directives.

The three national parks (the historic Abruzzo National Park, and the more recent Gran Sasso-Laga Mountains and Majella Nation Parks), and Sirente-Velino Regional Park, as well more than 30 Nature Reservs and Oases, managed directly by the municipalities, by the State Forestry Service, or in collaboration with environmentalist associations, make Abruzzo the Region of Parks, with About 30% of its territory under protection.

The lushness and wide variety of the natural landscapes make Abruzzo a haven of ecological and environmental values. The particular morphology of inland areas, the gentle subcoastal hills and the marine environments have created exceptionally powerful habitats. Noble, rugged Gran Sasso, with its limestone, dominates the Appenines; just beneath the north face of Corno Grande we find the Calderone glacier; unique on the Apennines and furthest in all Europe. South of the massif there is the endless Campo Imperatore, at 1800m in altitude. the Laga Mountains, with their springs, rivers and forests.

Abruzzo...a region to discover!

Abruzzo is a region skilled in preservation: there is no better way to sum up the spirit and nature of this Region. Discovering its extraordinary lanscapes, strolling through its historic, stately towns and ancient hilltop villages, the immediate impact is of a Region that has succesfully preserved many of its original characteristics, and where the untouched environment and human settlement of the past constitute an extraordinary and truly suceessful combination.

Abruzzo's magic is also, and above all, in the finely-tuned equilibrium between nature, still dominating the landscape, and the stratified presence of humanity: which creates the theory of small villages dotted across the territory, the architectural might of churches, castles, mansions, priceless works of art, countless expressions of artistic crafts, and the age-old rural and pastoral traditions.

For the wise and enthusiastic visitor, the door opens to the exploration of Abruzzese territory, in the quest to find the typical traits that make this Region, in many ways, so unique!