PROVINCE OF CHIETI
1. Climb from Pretoro to the 2000 meters of the Maielletta: great emotions for the views and details, such as the stones engraved with the names of shepherds and bandits.
2. Discover Chieti: a tour among nineteenth-century buildings and the ancient finds of the Civitella Museum, such as the famous Warrior of Capestrano.
3. Dine in front of the sea at the trabocchi, the spectacular fishing machines jutting out into the sea.
4. Visit Lanciano, with its underground route, and the abbey of S. Giovanni in Venere.
5. Explore the four villages certified with the Orange Flag of the Italian Touring Club: Roccascalegna, Palena, Lama dei Peligni and Fara S. Martino.
6. Taste specialties of the Aventine Sangro, such as the Salsicciotto Frentano and the Bocconotto di Castel Frentano, an excellent cinnamon and chocolate pastry.
7. Arrive at Punta Aderci, near Vasto, riding a mountain bike and then dive into its crystal clear sea.
8. Savor a fish broth in the beautiful Vasto (where you visit the Avalos palace), but also the homemade pasta, the Cupello artichoke, the scapece and the ventricina.
9. Stroll among the small artisan cellars and the large social wineries that dot the Chietino Ortonese, land of Montepulciano, Pecorino and Trebbiano.
10. Enter the belly of the Maiella at the Grotta del Cavallone, which d'Annunzio renamed the Grotta della Figlia di Iorio.