Pescara
Pescara is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the region of Abruzzo in southern Italy.
Pescara is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the region of Abruzzo in southern Italy. With a population of 118,487, and about 294,800 including the surrounding urban area, it is also the largest city in Abruzzo. Located on the Adriatic coast at the mouth of the River Aterno-Pescara, the present-day municipality was formed in 1927 joining the municipalities of the old Pescara fortress, the part of the city to the south of the river, and Castellamare Adriatico, the part of the city to the north of the river. The surrounding area was formed into the province of Pescara.
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Worth seeing in and around Pescara
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Stadio Adriatico
The Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia is a stadium in Pescara within the central region of Abruzzo in Italy. The venue opened in 1955 and was designed by the Italian architect Luigi Piccinato.
1.6 km · football stadium in Pescara, Italy · Wikipedia - 02Pescara Cathedral
Pescara Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Via D'Annunzio in the city of Pescara. The cathedral, dedicated to Saint Cetteus, patron saint of Pescara, has been the seat of the Archbishop of Pescara-Penne since the creation of the archdiocese in 1982.
400 m · church in Pescara, Italy · Wikipedia - 03Birthplace of 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.
400 m · museum in Pescara, Italy · Wikipedia - 04Imago Museum
Imago Museum is a modern and impressionist art museum in Pescara, Italy, inaugurated in 2021. Commissioned by the Pescarabruzzo Foundation, a foundation of banking origin that represents the historical continuation of the Banca Caripe, the museum is located in the premises of the former city headquarters of the Banco di Napoli, a rationalist building with three levels, acquired by the institution in 2013.
900 m · art museum in Pescara, Italy · Wikipedia - 05Basilio Cascella Civic Museum
The Basilio Cascella Civic Museum is an Italian pinacotheca based in Pescara in the Porta Nuova district. The museum is located in the former lithographic establishment established at the end of the nineteenth century by the painter Basilio Cascella.
300 m · museum in Pescara, Italy · Wikipedia - 06Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo
Museo delle genti d'Abruzzo is an ethnographic Museum in Pescara, Abruzzo.
200 m · museum in Pescara, Italy · Wikipedia - 07Pescara Courthouse
The Pescara Courthouse is a judicial complex located on Via Antonio Lo Feudo in Pescara, Italy.
1.7 km · judiciary building in Pescara, Italy · Wikipedia - 08Vittoria Colonna Modern Art Museum
Museo d'Arte Moderna Vittoria Colonna is a modern art museum in Pescara, Abruzzo.
900 m · museum in Pescara, Italy · Wikipedia - 09La notte dei serpenti (festival)
La notte dei serpenti is a concert, hosted and created by Enrico Melozzi, together with Monica Giandotti and Andrea Delogu which consists of a modern reinterpretation of Abruzzo folk songs, is sponsored by the municipality of Pescara and the Abruzzo region and will be broadcast again on TV from 2023 on the RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana networks, and takes place on the Pescara seafront. The first edition took place in Pescara on July 29, 2023, on the seafront, hosted by Monica Giandotti and Enrico Melozzi.
1.8 km · Concert which consists of a modern reinterpretation of Abruzzo folk songs · Wikipedia - 10Paparella Treccia Devlet Museum
Museo Paparella Treccia Devlet is an art museum in Pescara, Abruzzo.
1.1 km · museum in Pescara, Italy · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Small charming characteristic towns, open markets and local festivals in the nearby area are ideal for day trips to explore. And in the evenings, the beach cafes and the old town of Pescara Porto transform themselves into vibrant night spots. The Maiella or Majella mountain range, also known as "La Bella Addormentata d’Abruzzo" (The Sleeping Beauty of Abruzzo), is about 50 mins away by car.
- 01Cattedrale di San Cetteo
- 02Nave di Cascella
Monument and fountain in the shape of a ship by sculptor Pietro Cascella.
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Things to do
The entire shoreline is dotted with "stabilimenti balneari" and ombrelloni, each with his own name and color scheme. You can dine, enjoy a pizza or caffe' in all of them. Red flags means no swimming; white flags you can enjoy the wonderful Adriatic sea. Free beaches are limited but quite easy to find. Along the coast from Pescara Centre and the stadium you can find about 6 free beaches.
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Where to eat
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Getting to Pescara
- Airports
- Abruzzo (PSR), 4 km · Ciampino–G. B. Pastine (CIA), 153 km · Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria (PEG), 156 km
- Stations
- Abruzzo Airport, 3.7 km · Pescara railway station, 900 m · Pescara Porta Nuova railway station, 700 m · Port of Pescara, 1.8 km
- Rome → Pescara153 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · €21–29
- Perugia (PG) → Pescara165 km · quickest by road, 3h 19m · €25–35
- Napoli → Pescara179 km · quickest by road, 3h 35m · €29–41
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Pescara
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Pescara. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are ferries in the summer connecting Pescara with Split and several islands in central Dalmatia including Hvar.
- Get inCar ferries are run by Jadrolinija and faster hydrofoils by SNAV .
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