One of the features of Abruzzo is the morphological variety of an area that combines sea and mountain, national parks, nature reserves and old town centres, all linked by a highly efficient road network. From the mouth of the Tronto river to that of the Trigno, 129 kilometres of coastline, sunny and pleasant from spring to autumn, front the highest mountains of the Appennine; in fact the snow-capped peaks of the Gran Sasso and Maiella can often be seen from the sandy holidays beaches. The history of the region is bound to the continuous sea-mountain relationship, lived by the locals as a meeting of two different and integrable cultures. Abruzzo is one of the Italian regions to have maintained its customs, thanks mainly to its mountains, the highest of Appennine. The presence of old centres along the communication routes between coast and interior is today the greatest demostration of an only apparently closed and conservative people who are instead always well-disposed to innovation and travel, communication and hospitality.

Teramo is the capital of a province which is predominantly agricultural.

The ancied part of Teramo contains its most important artistic and historical monuments. In ancied Roman times it was known by of Interemnia.

In the course of time, it underwent the vicissitudes suffred by this the part of Italy.

Teramo is also known for its flourishing ceramics  industry run, for the greater part, on the basis of handicraft and carried on also in the surroundings.

Teramo you can visit :

The Catedral of Teramo which still has fine Romanesque façade and another dating from alterations to the church;

Piazza Garibaldi and Amphitheatre, on interesting remain of the Roman town;

The Castle.

It’s another seaside resort, in the province of Teramo. It is situated south of Giulianova between the river “Tordino” and the river “Vomano”.

Atri has very ancient origins. After the fall of the Roman Empire the Barbarians took possession of Atri and ruled it. In 1775 Ferdinand I gave the title of duke of Atri to Earl of Conversano Carlo Acquaviva d’Aragona. Full of history it is certainly worthy of visit.Piazza Duomo is rich in monuments remnants of the past. There is  the “Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta” ;It was built in 1285 over a ninth-tenth centuary church. There is also the nineteenth century theatre. On the left hand side of the theatre there is Corso Adriatico and the St. Augustine’s church dating back to the fourteenth century with a door made by Matteo da Napoli in 1420. Atri is certainly worthy of a visit for its natural caves, its “calanchi”

  and for all its beautiful historical remains.

Castelli is one of the most important tourist destinations in Abruzzo.

Castelli is a well known town due to its handicraft shops. It is for this reason that it was rebaptized “the town of ceramics”. In fact the art of ceramics in Castelli dates back to the thirteenth century.

This tradition is handed on from father to son.

Castelli is surrounded by an agricultural land scape  and by clay erosion furrows. The presence of clay, water and wood brought a community of Benedettini monks to start the production of pottery.

Later, the monks tought Castelli’s inhabitants the art of pottery. Since then the town has been living on its ceramic handicraft.

You can find many works of art in the civic museum. You cannot obmit a visit to Carmine Gentile street and to the Art-school that contains many masterpieces of the art of ceramics in Castelli.

During the month of August there is, in Castelli, an handicraft-show during which you can also buy some pottery objects.

This manifestation finishes with the traditional “lancio dei piatti”:some dishes are flung over the precipices of the stream Leomogna.

Campli is situated over a hill betwen the valleys of the streams Fiumicino and Siccagno:it is a real artistic town due to its many architectonic monuments.

The Medieval Palazzo Parlamentare is situated in Campli; later it was named  Palazzo Farnese ,that is the seat of town hall: In front of this  there is the " Cattedrale di Santa Maria in platea" dating back to 1300. There are other  monuments as ST. Francis  Clurch, the Mercy' s Church ST.Poul's Church with the "scala santa"so named because after 1776, there was the custom to give the "indulgence " to those persons who came along the staircase on their knees.

In the National archeological Museum there are Italic remains of the Necropolis of comporala where there is St.Peter's church.

Campovalano is near Campli.

It’s an artificial lake, of the river “Sangro”. Situated on the border of Abruzzo’s natural park.