To put on the map: Pescara, Francavilla al Mare, Chieti, Ortona, Lanciano, Guardiagrele, the Trabocchi Coast, and, with more time, Vasto.

To experience: coast, trabocchi, historic center, pastry shop, workshop, or winery. This track can also include Cantina Dora Sarchese, as an example of wine, family, and landscape in the Ortona area.

Why choose it: it is bright, accessible, and varied: in just a few days it moves from the Adriatic to the hills, from wine to cuisine, from photos to encounters.

To put on the map: Schiavi di Abruzzo, Celenza sul Trigno, Torrebruna, Palmoli, Liscia, Castiglione Messer Marino, Tufillo and, as an inland extension, Colledimezzo. With more time, Vasto or the Chieti coast.

To experience: a village named in the family, a local story, a home kitchen, a street, a square, or a landscape previously known only through stories.

Why choose it: it is the track for those who do not only want to visit, but to recognize themselves in a place and build a more concrete relationship with those who still live there.

To put on the map: Roccascalegna, Casoli, Gessopalena, Iuvanum, Torricella Peligna, Fara San Martino, Palena, Taranta Peligna, and the Maiella. With more time, Popoli and the Pescara springs.

To experience: castles, villages, archaeology, local guides, trattorias, small producers, and Frentano cuisine. As an extension toward Val Pescara, it can also include Mezzopasso.

Why choose it: it is slower and less predictable: landscapes, details, and encounters that make you want to return.

To put on the map: Teramo, Torricella Sicura, the Teramo hills, Castelli, Gran Sasso, Campo Imperatore, and nearby villages to choose based on available days.

To experience: olive mills, liqueurs, ceramics workshops, mountains, and real supply chains. Here there can be a dialogue among Tenuta Zuppini, Scuppoz e Ceramiche Simonetti.

Why choose it: it is the track for those who want to take away addresses, faces, flavors, and objects with a story.

It depends on the trip. Rome Fiumicino is often the most practical gateway for intercontinental flights and makes it possible to connect Abruzzo to a broader itinerary in Italy. Pescara is the most direct regional entry point. Napoli or Apulia may make sense for longer trips in Central and Southern Italy.

For inland villages, businesses, wineries, olive mills, and less connected towns, a car is often the most flexible solution. Some inland roads are scenic and winding: they are not a problem, but they should be considered when planning timing.

A coastal base can be more convenient for those seeking services, the sea, and quick connections. An inland base is more immersive and allows you to better experience villages, towns, and landscapes. In many cases, a combination works well: coast and inland, without rushing too much.

With 2–3 days you can build a first taste, especially if Abruzzo is connected to a broader trip. With 4–5 days you can better connect coast, inland areas, cuisine, and know-how. With 6 days or more you can add the Maiella, L’Aquila, Gran Sasso, or other regional areas.

No. Roots are an important access point, but not the only one. This page is also designed for people with Italian heritage more broadly, for those who love authentic Made in Italy, and for those seeking a less mainstream Italy made of recognizable places, people, and production.

Schiavi di Abruzzo is the first concrete case of the Roots That Connect project, connected to the Abruzzese community in Paraguay. It is a real story to start from, not a boundary: the path can open to other villages, communities, and areas of Abruzzo.