Top Abruzzo Day Trips

Visit the cliff-top village of Civita on a small-group e-bike tour from Orvieto, and see the surrounding countryside and castles without breaking a sweat. Providing the extra oomph you might need on the hills, the e-bike offers a fun and energy-saving way to explore. With a guide, you’ll pedal to a lookout point to park, then cross the bridge by foot to explore the village and sample local food and wine.

Tracing your Italian lineage from across the ocean and back through time can be challenging, especially if you don’t speak Italian. With this customized research service and tour, reconnect with your Italian ancestors from Abruzzo. Learn about their lives, visit the towns and villages where they once lived, and uncover historic records in local archives with the help of a local genealogical researcher and guide.

Located just one hour from Rome by car, the Turano Valley may be the Lazio region’s best-kept secret. This private tour covers much of the area, hiking to an abandoned medieval village, stopping for a guided tour of Castel Di Tora, and offering lunch with wine at a local agriturismo. Arrange pickup from Rome or Carsoli for an added cost.

Unique experience for nature and E-MTB lovers. With the professionalism and assistance of the cycle guide you will have the opportunity to explore the Gran Sasso paths in total safety on a comfortable latest generation E-MTB and to get to know places of historical and cultural interest. The Campo Imperatore plateau, located at an altitude varying between 1500 and 1900 meters, is about twenty kilometers long. The peaks that delimit and surround what is commonly defined as "Little Tibet" are among the highest and most suggestive of the Apennines. What is most striking in Campo Imperatore are the spaces, the vast dimensions that are always totally visible. The endless pastures are used for the summer pasture of sheep flocks and herds of cattle and horses that transhuman in Puglia in winter, in a ritual that has been repeated for thousands of years, transhumance.

Unique experience for nature and E-MTB lovers. With the professionalism and assistance of the bike-guide you will have the opportunity to explore the Gran Sasso trails in total safety on a comfortable E-MTB all mountain of the latest generation, to get to know places of historical and cultural interest and taste food and wine specialties. The excursion will stop in one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, Santo Stefano di Sessanio and the Castle of Rocca Calascio, one of the 15 most beautiful castles in the world for National Geographic, where short stops are planned. On the way back it will be possible to rest while tasting roasts and other typical local products at the Montecristo refuge. Necessary equipment: helmet, mountain shoes, gloves, sunglasses, shorts with back, long socks, backpack, at least 1 liter of water, bars, sunscreen, raincoat and long-sleeved shirt. A good athletic preparation is required and halves the use of bicycles.

Like most of Italy, Abruzzo is famous for its wine, so no visit would be complete without sampling some of the local vino. Visit one the oldest wineries in the region for a wine-tasting session paired with a sampling of local olive oils, cheeses, salumi, and sausages. Follow the entire wine-making process, from weighing to pressing, and visit cellars where hundreds of thousands of bottles are stored for aging.

Pizza and tiramisù are two of Italy’s most popular dishes, but they can be tricky to prepare on your own. With this home cooking class, connect with a local host to discover the tricks to turning out perfect pizza and tiramisù at home. Knead and shape your dough like a pro then assemble tiramisù under the guidance of your passionate instructor. End with a celebratory feast featuring the dishes you’ve prepared together.

A self-guided E.Bike tour to discover the Abruzzo coast Costa dei Trabocchi on the cycle and pedestrian itinerary of the Via Verde project. Starting from Marina di San Vito Walk along the Via Verde between the nature reserves and the characteristic Trabocchi accompanied by the sound of the sea for an authentic and very suggestive show. Stop and swim in suggestive coves with beaches bathed in crystal clear water. Very beautiful, panoramic and suggestive cycle / pedestrian path, able to offer beautiful views of part of the Abruzzo coast with its overflows. Return point for return to Marina di San vito near Fossacesia Marina.

Get behind the wheel of a powerful two-seater ATV Be prepared to get dirty as you journey through the woodlands Make stops along the way to take in the magnificent scenery