Pescara is a wonderful and vibrant city located in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Known for its beautiful coastline, Pescara is a popular destination for both locals and tourists looking to enjoy the sun, sand and sea. This is the perfect place for a holiday where you can soak up the sun and relax on the beaches and Lovers of sightseeing and history will also find something for themselves here. Pescara is a city where you can spend your cofortable time , full of services, restaurants, bars and accommodations such as hotels, airbnb, bed and breakfasts and campsites.
It is worth noting that Pescara is not just a seaside resort where nothing happens after the summer season. First of all, it is a bustling medium-sized city that has an economic impact on the entire Abruzzo. It is also a student city – there is a university with four faculties, the largest tourist and industrial port in the region and an international airport. That’s why the best restaurants and some hotels are open all year round, not just seasonally.
Location
Pescara is located in central-eastern Italy, in the Abruzzo region, of which it is the largest city. It is situated at the mouth of the Pescara River into the Adriatic Sea. It has a long coastline with sandy beaches. Pescare is 200 kilometers from Rome.
What is Pescara famous for?
Due to the fishing port located in Pescara, the city is famous for many very good restaurants serving fish and seafood. The most popular meat is lamb, from which skewers (arrosticini) are made. Aurum liqueur has been produced in Pescara since 1925.
Pescara Airport
Pescara Airport is located in the same city, approximately 4 kilometers from the center. It’s a small airport. It has several shops and a small catering range.
From the center of Pescara, you can reach the airport by bus number 38, leaving from in front of the train station (Pescara Centrale) approximately every 15 minutes.
Beaches
Pescara is a real paradise for tourists who want to relax, because there are sandy beaches along the entire length of the sea shore. The sea is warm and encourages swimming from the end of May to the end of September. Most beaches in Pescara are paid beaches, but equipped with full infrastructure ensuring a peaceful holiday. However, you can find sections of free beaches. Importantly, the beaches are very well-kept and the entrance to the sea is gentle. The amplitude of the Pescara beaches means that they are never too crowded, even during the summer months.
The most famous beaches of the area are: The Beach of Montesilvano, the Beach of Silvi Marina and the Beach of Pinieto.
Beach of Montesilvano
Beach of Silvi Marina
Beach of Pinieto
Sightseeing
Ponte del Mare
The Ponte del Mare is an impressive bridge that stretches across the river Pescara. The bridge was built in 2009 and has a total length of 466 metres. It connects the north and south districts of Pescara and is an important traffic route for cars, bicycles and pedestrians. The Ponte del Mare is not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing. It consists of two elegant, slender pylons that support the bridges and an eye-catching, wave-shaped structure that many consider a symbol of the sea and the beauty of the Pescara area.
Sea Port of Pescara
Ferry routes to and from Pescara are currently served by 1 company: Snav, going to 3 destinations in Croatia. In the high season there are 0 to 2 journeys per day. In the low season there are no ferries sailing. Journey times are between 4 hours 30 minutes and 5 hours depending on the route. There is one ferry route passing through the port of Pescara; it does not accept cars, does not accept bicycles and does not accept pets on board.
Gabriele d’Annunzio Museum
The Gabriele d’Annunzio Birthplace Museum is located at 116 Corso Manthoné in Pescara and was declared a national monument in 1927. Since December 2014, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities has managed it through the Polo Museale dell’Abruzzo, which became the Regional Directorate of Museums in December 2019.
Piazza Rinascita
Piazza della Rinascita is a large public space that, unlike most traditional European squares, has a modern look. The theme of greenery in this spacious setting provides a fitting tribute to the Square of the Rebirth, the plaza’s English name.
Sit at a café whose tables extend onto the square and indulge in two of Italy’s most traditional pastimes: sipping coffee and eating ice cream. Restaurants of many kinds, including traditional Italian and seafood, decorate the square and the quaint, narrow tributaries leading off from it. Meander between the trees sprouting from circular hubs of soil and browse the window displays of high-end stores within the colonnade.
Paparella Treccia Devlet Museum
The Museum is housed in a nineteenth-century villa in eclectic style located in the heart of Pescara, opposite the central Piazza della Rinascita. Inside is the Paparella Treccia Devlet Collection, the result of 40 years of research and studies by Professor Raffaele Paparella Treccia, who donated the collection and the villa to a foundation named after him and his wife Margherita Devlet.
The collection is made up of 151 selected masterpieces of artistic majolica from Castelli, ordered according to a chronological criterion, the work of the major Castelli masters active between the 16th and 19th centuries, including Francesco Grue (1618-1673), his son Carlo Antonio (1655 -1723) and his nephew Francesco Antonio Saverio (1686-1746), as well as the main exponents of the Gentili, Cappelletti and Fuina families.
Pescara Cathedral
The Cathedral of San Cetteo was built in the 20th century and was dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint. Chetteo. He was a martyr who died in the 3rd or 4th century. The construction of the cathedral was strongly supported by Gabriele D’Annunzio. This controversial politician, poet and writer was born in Pescara. Currently, there is a museum dedicated to him in the city, in his former home. Everyone who has been to Lake Garda may associate him with the extravagant villa and park in Gardone Riviera.
Festivals
Pescara Jazz Festival
Pescara Jazz is an international jazz festival that takes place every July in Pescara. When it was founded in 1969, it was the first Italian summer festival dedicated to jazz. The festival has been held every year since 1981.
Film Festival – Flaiano International Awards
The Premi Flaiano (English: Flaiano Prizes) are a set of Italian international awards recognizing achievements in the fields of creative writing, cinema, theatre and radio-television.
