Within Abruzzo lie some of Italy’s most beautiful ancient Abruzzo Medieval Towns rivaling those of Tuscany and Umbria. Montesilvano Colle village is your first Abruzzo Town to visit as it is only a couple minutes drive from our Abruzzo villa rental. It is a small fortified village with excellent views of the Abruzzo Adriatic Coast, Abruzzo Gran Sasso mountain range and the main Abruzzo town of
Pescara. La Madonna d’ella Neve (Church of Madonna of the Snow) dominates the village of Montesilvano Colle and houses frescoes dating back to the 12th Century. And in the afternoons you will hear the bells chime from the villa. What makes Abruzzo of particular importance to Abruzzo towns is the fact that it has won 19 “Borghi Piu Belli d’Italia” awards (The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy) making Abruzzo own the second most number of these awards in Italy after Umbria which has 22 awards. The awards for these villages are determined by aesthetic beauty but also for historical importance, art and culture and livability.
The most beautiful Abruzzo towns and Medieval Villages in Abruzzo share a common characteristics: they are located on a hilltop with a church, a piazza town square, and charming houses and all with sweeping views . The origin of these Abruzzo beautiful villages is mainly medieval, for it was in the Middle Ages period that these Abruzzo villages began to come to being and to this day the appearance have remained beautifully preserved, leaving a historic moment magically captured in time.
Exploring Abruzzo’s ancient mountain towns is like entering into miniature worlds, where each Medieval Abruzzo Village carries it own unique feel of the passing of time where the locals will greet you with a warm “buongiorno”
Whether you are taking in the views from Italy’s highest fortress in Rocca Calascio Fortress near Santo Stefano di Sessanio or wandering through time in Pacentro’s winding streets, Abruzzo’s most beautiful villages are truly a memorable surprise and certainly worth exploring.
Are you planning to exploring Abruzzo towns and medieval villages? Our Villa puts you in the centre of all things Italian in the Adriatic Coast of Italy’s Abruzzo region. Contact Daniela today to enquiry about booking your dream Italian villa.
The below listed Abruzzo Medieval Villages are recommended worth exploring and they are considered the most beautiful towns in Abruzzo.
Abruzzo Towns and awarded medieval villages with approximate driving time from the villa:
- Città Sant’Angelo – 20 minutes (and can also be seen from the Villa)
- Manoppello – 30 minutes
- Abbateggio – 40 minutes
- Rocca San Giovanni – 45 minutes
- Pacentro – 50 minutes (Where Madonna’s Grand Parents are from and where her relatives still live)
- Scanno – 1 hour
- Anversa degli Abruzzi – 1hour
- Introdacqua – 1 hour
- Navelli – 1 hour
- Bugnara – 1 hour
- Santo Stefano di Sessanio – 1 hour
- Villalago – 1 hour
- Pettorano sul Gizio – 1 hour
- Tagliacozzo – 1 hour 15 minutes
- Castel del Monte 1 hour 15 minutes
- Castelli – 1 hour 15 minutes
- Guardiagrele – 50 minutes
- Civitella del Tronto – 1 hour 15 minutes
- Pietracamela – 1 hour 20 minutes
- Pescocostanzo – 1 hour 30 minutes
- Opi – 1 hour 50 minutes
Other very popular and beautiful Abruzzo towns and villages to explore close by:
- Montesilvano Colle – 2 minutes (and can also be seen from the villa)
- Spoltore – 10 minutes
- Pescara – 10 minutes
- Loreto Aprutino – 15 minutes
- Pianella – 25 minutes
- Penne – 25 minutes
- Civitella Del Tronto – 30 minutes
- Atri – 20 minutes
- Chieti -40 minutes (Easter Holiday in Italy is important to Italians and in Chieti there is a famous procession earmarked on the UNESCO calendar that takes place every Easter)
- Ascoli Piceno – 40 minutes (belongs to the Marche Region)
- San Valentino – 45 minute
- Salle Vecchia – 50 minutes
- Cocullo – 50 minutes
- Sulmona – 1 hour
- Faraone Antico – 1 hour
- Campli – 1 hour
- Colledimezzo – 1 hour 15 minutes
- Castelli – 1 hour 15 minutes
- Pietracamella – 1 hour 15 minutes
- Carunchio – 1 hour 30 minutes
- L’Aquila – 1 hour 20 minutes
List of all the towns in Abruzzo by Province
Abruzzo Towns in Pescara Province
Key highlights in Pescara Province and top sights: Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park; The Majella National Park; Hermitage of San Bartolomeo in Legio; San Liberatore Maiella abbey; Eremo di Santo Spirito a Majella is an hermitage located in Roccamorice, Province of Pescara; Shrine of the Holy Face; Orta River’s Canyon; Museo delle Genti d’Abruzzo; Ponte del Mare. Visit our Pescara Holidays page for a detailed list of things to do and see.
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Abruzzo Towns in Chieti Province
Key highlights in Chieti Province and top sights: The Roman Catholic cathedral, the Chieti Cathedral; Museo Archeologico Nazionale d’Abruzzo is an archaeology museum in Chieti, Archeological Musem La Civitella; Aqualand del Vasto water park; Italy’s oldest religious procession, the Processione del Cristo Morto il Venerdì Santo – the Death of Christ procession – takes place on Good Friday.
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Abruzzo Towns in L’Aquila Province
Key highlights in L’Aquila Province and top sights: Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise; Stiffe Caves; Scanno lake; Fontana delle 99 cannelle; The Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park; Rocca Calascio, Italy’s highest castle; Museo Nazionale d’Abruzzo; Lake Barrea; Basilica of San Bernardino
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Abruzzo Towns in Teramo Province
Key highlights in Teramo Province and top sights: Gran Sasso; Museo Civico Archeologico Francesco Savini; Torre del Cerrano; The Sanctuary of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows; Fortezza di Civitella del Tronto; Salinello Gorges; Morricana Falls; Teramo Cathedral
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