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The Teramo hills and the Gran Sasso

2 days · ~4 h 20 ·Mountains, Hill towns

Day by day

Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.

  1. Day 1

    ~1 h 40 · 4 h

    Pilgrim steps and mountain stone under the Gran Sasso

    1. Pescara
    2. ~1 h · 64 km
      CampliAbruzzo

      Begin in Campli with the Scala Santa, whose frescoed steps pilgrims climb on their knees. Stroll the ridge-top streets to the Palazzo Farnese, then taste the truffles of the area before turning towards the mountains and Pietracamela.

    3. ~40 min · 41 km
      PietracamelaAbruzzo

      Pietracamela sits under a huge rock on the flank of the Gran Sasso. Climb its stepped lanes between tall stone houses, look for the coats of arms over the doorways, and eat the region's arrosticini before settling in here for the night.

    4. Overnight in Pietracamela

  2. Day 2

    ~2 h 40 · 6 h

    Painted maiolica and brick towns above the Adriatic

    1. ~50 min · 44 km
      CastelliAbruzzo

      Day two begins in Castelli, a village of potters. Step into San Donato to see its ceiling of maiolica tiles and browse the workshops along the lanes, then on to Penne.

    2. ~50 min · 39 km
      PenneAbruzzo

      Next comes Penne, the town of bricks, where even the paving is brick. Visit the cathedral of San Massimo and its crypt, then pause for the region's spaghetti alla chitarra before the last stop at Città Sant'Angelo.

    3. ~35 min · 25 km
      Città Sant'AngeloAbruzzo

      Città Sant'Angelo ends the loop along a long main street of brick houses, with blind alleys branching off. Look at the carved portal of the Collegiata, visit the contemporary art museum, and then drive down towards the coast and Pescara.

    4. ~25 min · 18 km
      Pescara

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What you'll eat

What each stop is known for, and the dishes its region is famous for.

Campli

Città Sant'Angelo

Also typical of Abruzzo

Adapted from Wikipedia (Città Sant'Angelo, Cucina abruzzese, Abruzzese cuisine), Wikivoyage (Campli). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where you'll sleep

The village where each night falls, with the places to stay mapped within 3 km.

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Thermal baths along the way

Spas and hot springs near your stops, the closest by road first.

  • Lu Vurghe · ~49 min by car from Campli

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Soundtrack for this trip

Abruzzo music: a composer active around 1400, Tosti's romances, opera, then rock, pop and metal.

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