Abruzzo, Borghi and Trabocchi Coast
ABRUZZO, BORGHI AND TRABOCCHI COAST Day 1: Arrival - Pescara In the early afternoon, meeting of the participants with the local guide at the hotel and guided tour on foot of the city centre of Pescara, the city of Gabriele D'Annunzio. We will visit the Cathedral of San Cetteo, in the Abruzzese Romanesque style, personally financed by the writer and the exteriors of the writer's house, declared a national monument in 1927. To follow, the colourful and characteristic alleys of “Pescara Vecchia”: the neighbourhood, at every step, brings out the past glorious of a maritime city, which was one of the most important ports of the Roman era. To the end of the walk, free evening. Day 2: Atri Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Atri, a delightful town perched on a spur surrounded by oaks and olive trees. For its well-preserved historic centre, rich in monuments, stately palaces, museums, characteristic alleys and squares, adorned with plants and flowers (many times awarded by Italia Nostra, which has its headquarters in the city) has been declared a city to all intents and purposes of art. Visit to the cathedral dedicated to S. Maria Assunta, one of the most significant examples of medieval Abruzzo architecture, internally enriched by a remarkable decoration pictorial. Visit of the Capitular Museum, an ancient Benedictine-Cistercian monastery of the XII century, located close to the Cathedral, where a very noble cloister on three-sided and two-story. The afternoon is free and we recommend a visit to the Calanchi nature reserve, a splendid oasis WWF created to preserve about 600 hectares of nature, flora and fauna.
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