What do I love most about seeing the Giro d’Italia in Abruzzo? The anticipation and then the swoosh of vivid colours that sweep past and almost catch you off balance as you try desperately to swivel & stay with the leaders and a view of spandex-clad lean bottoms.

Just like a rainbow, one minute it’s there in vivid glory the next the street is empty, as the crowd shifts down a gear, triumphant that they saw Italy’s speediest act of ‘passione’; the advertising hoardings are dismantled and put on trucks ready for their equally short tv slot on tomorrow’s tappa…

2023 sees the 106th race start in Abruzzo!

Where to View The Giro d’Italia in Abruzzo 2023:

If you can’t make it to Abruzzo to see The Giro, you could download the app!

Saturday 6th May, Fossacesia Marina to Ortona

Read our 24-Hours in Fossacesia – A Local’s Guide

Sunday 7th May – Teramo to San Salvo

Read 24 Hours in Teramo – A Local’s Guide

Monday 8th May – Vasto to Melfi

THE MOUNTAIN STAGE!

Friday 12th May – Capua – Gran Sasso d’Italia (Campo Imperatore)

Read our 24 Hours in Castel del Monte – A Local’s Guide

Author: Sam Dunham

Sam is a very lucky midlife Mum to A who is 13 and juggles working as a freelance SEO copywriter with teaching IGCSEs at Istituto Cristo Re in Rome. She is the founder of the Life In Abruzzo Cultural Association, co-founder of Let's Blog Abruzzo and the 'English in the Woods' initiative.