Abruzzo has been awarded 13 Blue Flags for the best of its beaches in 2022! These glorious golden sand beaches stretch along the Adriatic coast through 3 provinces, but also inland in L’Aquila on its lakes!
francavilla al mare
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Learn the best-kept secrets of Abruzzo’s most famous artist and his works, Francesco Paolo Michetti’s through his Francavilla al Mare biographer Ernesto Bertucci Bellafante
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For many Francavilla al Mare is simply a modern seaside town, to be enjoyed for its sandy beaches, shallow waters and eating a wonderful seafood lunch, but it has a rich cultural history and was formerly nicknamed Abruzzo’s Cradle of Art, which you can still dip into when you visit helped along by a local whose tips are always the very best to follow!
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Francavilla al Mare’s Carnevale d’Abruzzo had but 5 tractor-pulled floats but for sheer numbers of gappy smiles it shone like there is no tomorrow