Our pick of some of the many wonderful walks and bicycle rides across all of Abruzzo’s 4 provinces. Abruzzo’s abundant wildlife flourishes, no doubt due to the fact that 1/3 of the habitat is protected parkland – ‘Abruzzo is Europe’s biggest park’.
Bicycling in Abruzzo offers some of the best mixed-terrain rides in Italy! We asked Bill and Eloise who recently retired to Sulmona and are avid cyclists if they could share some of their favourite rides and tips to making the most of cycling in Abruzzo.
Walking Abruzzo's coastal bike path makes a great day out no matter what your age! Diverse seascapes, affordable trains, surprise lunches - Abruzzo's Adriatic Coast is an easy and fun day out!
September never tragically arrived for the highly endangered Marsican Bear, Amarena. She was named after her love of eating the wild black cherries (Amarena in Italian) that grow abundantly in the Abruzzo.
Part 2 in our series of car-free travels when having a break in L'Aquila! Much is made that you need a car to explore Abruzzo, but you can conveniently take a bus from L'Aquila to Assergi for a 35-minute journey to Fonte Cerreto. Here sits the base of the cable car, to whisk you up the Corno Grande on the western side of Campo Imperatore where you can pick up numerous trails.
