Pescara is the best-connected city in Abruzzo and a practical base for the region. The medieval hill town of Chieti is 15 km inland. Sulmona, famous for its confetti (sugar-coated almonds) and set in a mountain basin, takes about an hour by road. The Gran Sasso massif and L'Aquila, rebuilt after its 2009 earthquake, are roughly an hour by car. Pescasseroli in the heart of the national park is about 1.5 hours.
Destinations
Day Trips from Pescara
01
Chieti
Abruzzo ridge city above the Pescara River, with Roman ruins and mountain-to-Adriatic views.
02
Sulmona
Abruzzo mountain town in the Peligna Valley, known for Ovid, medieval squares, and sugared almonds.
03
Gran Sasso
Abruzzo's highest Apennine massif, with Corno Grande, Campo Imperatore, and high limestone walking country.
04
Pescasseroli
Mountain town inside Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, gateway to Apennine bear country.
05
L’Aquila
Apennine mountain city founded in the 13th century, marked by its recurring legend of 99.