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Abruzzo: the Gran Sasso and the Majella

4 days · ~8 h 35 ·Mountains, Food

Day by day

Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.

  1. Day 1

    ~2 h 40 · 6 h

    1. PescaraLeaving from
    2. ~50 min · 43 km
      GuardiagreleAbruzzo
    3. ~1 h 15 · 81 km
      PacentroAbruzzo
    4. ~35 min · 31 km
      PescocostanzoAbruzzo

    5. Overnight in Pescocostanzo

  2. Day 2

    ~2 h 45 · 6 h

    1. ~1 h 05 · 63 km
      ScannoAbruzzo
    2. ~1 h 05 · 75 km
      NavelliAbruzzo
    3. ~35 min · 26 km
      Santo Stefano di SessanioAbruzzo

    4. Overnight in Santo Stefano di Sessanio

  3. Day 3

    ~1 h 55 · 4 h

    1. ~20 min · 15 km
      Castel del MonteAbruzzo
    2. ~1 h 35 · 86 km
      Civitella del TrontoAbruzzo

    3. Overnight in Civitella del Tronto

  4. Day 4

    ~1 h 15

    1. ~1 h 15 · 72 km
      PescaraReturning to

What you'll eat

Guardiagrele

Scanno

  • Ricotta with black rindCheeseSheep's ricotta aged without light until the rind turns black
  • GregorianoCheeseSheep's milk cheese with a sharp flavour
  • Scanno pecorinoCheeseSheep's milk cheese from local pastures
  • Cazzellitti with fuojaBread and pastaFlour and water gnocchi dressed with a wild mountain green and chilli
  • Scanno lambDishCooked over embers or baked with potatoes
  • Coglioni di muloCured meat

Navelli

Santo Stefano di Sessanio

Castel del Monte

  • Canestrato di Castel del MonteCheeseHard sheep's milk pecorino, Slow Food Presidium and often prize-winning
  • LambLocal produceFrom the sheep farming that long sustained the town

Civitella del Tronto

  • Maccheroni con le ceppeBread and pastaLarge hand-rolled fusilli, wound around a stick
  • Filetto alla borbonicaDishBread topped with meat, mozzarella, salted anchovy and marsala
  • Spezzatino alla FranceschielloDishChicken or lamb stew with wine and pickles
  • Pecorino of the Montagna dei FioriCheese

Also typical of Abruzzo

Based on Wikipedia (Guardiagrele, Scanno, Navelli, Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Castel del Monte (comune), Castel del Monte, Abruzzo, Civitella del Tronto, Cucina abruzzese, Abruzzese cuisine), Wikivoyage (Navelli) (CC BY-SA).