Abruzzo Archives - Retired And Travelling

A Well Travelled Path On The Adriatic Coast of Italy

November 30, 2014 TravelAtWill 24

10 Weeks Let Us See The Adriatic coast of Italy Fall was a great time to head away for a brief gateway stop in London before spending 10 weeks heading down the Adriatic coast of Italy. We revisited favourite spots and discovered the Adriatic coast regions (Emilia Romagna, Abruzzo and Puglia). It was a long […]

Pescara By The Sea

October 5, 2014 TravelAtWill 4

Exploring Abruzzo Region From Pescara By The Sea People kept asking us why we chose Pescara by the sea as a stop. It worried us for a while. We wondered if we had made a mistake. The answer was simple. It was on the Adriatic coast of Italy mid-way between […]

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Heading High In The Apennine Mountains

October 4, 2014 TravelAtWill 0

Seeking The Highest Point in Abruzzo High In The Apennine Mountains Leaving Pescara for the day, we headed for the highest point in Abruzzo in the Apennine Mountains. On this day trip, we ansi wanted to visit the high town of Rocca Calascio. But we knew there would be lots of […]

L’Aquila Still Recovering

October 2, 2014 TravelAtWill 0

Force Of Nature Hit But L’Aquila Still Recovering We spent a week in Pescara on the Adriatic coast of Italy and explored the Abruzzo region with day trips. Nothing touched us quite as much as the day we saw L’Aquila still recovering from a deadly earthquake many years before. Heading To […]

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Climbing High To Civitella Del Tronto

October 1, 2014 TravelAtWill 0

Heading To Civitella Del Tronto In The Mountains of Abruzzo With map in hand we plotted a day trip north from Pescara and visited Civitella Del Tronto high in the mountains of Abruzzo. This let us pick up sites missed when we took the train trip from Rimini to Pescara. We were far […]