Wander through hilltop villages

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Cellino Attanasio and Scorrano

3 minutes drive



Head to Cellino and its medieval tower from the 1500, from the top of the terrace you can see over the all valley towards the east looking at the sea and Monti della Laga and towards west looking at the Maiella and Gran sasso mountains.
From the medieval tower there is a pedestrian walk at the top of the ancient wall of the town bringing inside the other tower still preserved out of the 9 original towers.

Scorrano is a very small village between Cellino Attanasio and Cermignano, worth a quick visit for his painted walls with murales depicting fairy tales for children.

Atri

20 minutes drive

Città d’arte, nice medieval town with a wonderful theatre. It is well restored and it worth a visit for a nice walking into a medieval setting.
Many shops and restaurants available, There are lots of events during summer time

Great view on the mountains and the sea.



Penne and Citta S.Angelo
45 min drive

Both towns are ranked among the "The most beatiful villages of Italy".

Penne is known for his brick streets and houses. You can find many historic landmarks walking through the narrow street of the town.

Città Sant'Angelo is closer to the sea and is worth a visit for the daily life of the town, its food, its churches and the position offering wonderful views over the coast.

Acquaviva villages round-trip

Out of the common path, this is a suggested roadtrip we made ourselves to let you capture the rural slow life-style of very small medieval villages.

From Panfilo Farmhouse to Appignano: 15min From Appignano to Montefino: 20 min
From Montefino to Castiglione M.R.: 10 min From Castiglione to Elice: 20min

From Elice to Citta S.Angelo: 30 minutes

Campli and Civitella del Tronto
45 min drive

Both Campli and Civitella del Tronto are ranked among the most beautiful villages of Italy collection.

Civitella del Tronto is famous for its fortress, one of the last fortress of the Spanish empire, known for the narrowest street of Italy.
Used for defense because of his view from the top that allowed to see attacks from the sea or from the north.

Campli is mostly known for Scala Santa, the holy stairs, and its archaeological museum.



Nearby places ranked among "The most beautiful villages of Italy"

  • Citta S.Angelo

  • Penne

  • Civitella del Tronto

  • Campli

  • Santo Stefano di Sessanio

  • Castel Del Monte

  • Castelli

  • Pietracamela

Relax at the seaside

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Torre del Cerrano Natural Reserve
40 minutes drive

Take the Stampalone route to reach Torre del Cerrano, it’s more scenic and it will avoid possible traffic during peak hours.

On Torre del Cerrano you will find kilometers of free beaches and pine trees all along the coast where to find shade in the hot hours.

Enjoy an apetizer in the chilling atmosphere at the Eucaliptus bar, during the summer weekends you will find live music playing. There you can find some Lido to have lunch at the beach.

Roseto Degli Abruzzi and Borsacchio reserve
30 minutes drive

Roseto Degli Abruzzi is the classic Adriatic riviera beach with lots of equipped beach bar and restaurants (Lidi), you will find many good shops and restaurants. Heading north of

Roseto you will find the Borsacchio natural reserve where you will be able to enjoy a free beach while looking over the rolling hills.

Climb the mountains

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Campo Imperatore and Rifugio Duca Degli Abruzzi

Campo Imperatore is a must visit of Abruzzo, it’s commonly named the Tibet of Abruzzo, it’s the largest plateau of the Appenines and it looks like a brown desert sorrounded by mountains.

For its scenic landscape it has been used for many movies and advertising.
You can reach the very center of the plateau driving with your car, while enjoying the view all around.

A good starting point for exploring is the Astronomic square, you can reach it with a car or even better with a cable seat right before reaching the top point, worth it for it’s relaxing and scenic view.

From there you can hike to reach the Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi, it’s just 40 minutes hiking to reach the top where you can also have lunch and from there you will have a look on the northern side of the mountains and to many hiking walks across the mountains.

40 minutes from Campo Imperatore you can reach the restored town of Santo Stefano di Sessanio and the abandoned fortress of Rocca Calascio.

Rocca Calascio and Santo Stefano di Sessanio

56 km da Panfilo Farmhouse

Rocca Calascio is one of the highest castle in the Appennines at 1450m, close to the Campo Imperatore plateau.
The views all around are stunning and right below the castle there is the very small town of Calascio where you can have a tasty break with typical food.

Santo Stefano di Sessanio is just a few minutes drive from Calascio, and it's worth the visit for the restored stone houses and the charming atmosphere of a small medieval town in the middle of the mountains. Unfortunately at the moment there are many reconstruction works due to the recent earthquakes in the area.

For those who loves hiking it could also be reached with a 1h hike from Rocca Calascio.

Prati di Tivo and Rifugio Franchetti


To reach the starting place of Prati di Tivo it will take 1h drive by car.

• trekking time: 2h one way - 2h return • Itinerary in book: Itinerary 9 (page 36)

From Prati di tivo to Madonnina
Take the Madonnina cable car from Prati di Tivo, make a wish at the Madonnina and ring the bell.

Gran sasso: From Madonnina to Rifugio Franchetti
From the madonnina cable stop you can reach the highest refugee of the Appennines, Rifugio Franchetti, at 2433m. It will take about 2 hours of hiking.