Molise and the Abruzzo parks
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.
Day 1
- PescaraLeaving from
- ~1 h 15 driving · 107 kmBorgo VecchioMolise
- ~1 h 20 driving · 77 km
OratinoMolise Overnight in Oratino
Day 2
Day 3
- ~1 h 10 driving · 63 km
OpiAbruzzo - ~1 h driving · 45 km
VillalagoAbruzzo - ~10 min driving · 10 km
Anversa degli AbruzziAbruzzo Overnight in Anversa degli Abruzzi
Day 4
- ~20 min driving · 20 km
Pettorano sul GizioAbruzzo - ~50 min driving · 47 km
Caramanico TermeAbruzzo - ~1 h driving · 49 kmPalenaAbruzzo
Overnight in Palena
Day 5
- ~50 min driving · 50 kmPretoroAbruzzo
- ~45 min driving · 40 kmPescaraReturning to
What you'll eat
Borgo Vecchio
- Octopus in purgatoryDish
- Tubettini with sea snailsBread and pasta
- Scarpelle di NataleBread and pastaFried leavened bread dough
- Cacate de ciaveleSweetSmall fried dough balls covered in honey
- Olive oilOlive oilOil from the nearby hills, widely used in local cooking
Frosolone
- CaciocavalloCheese
- ScamorzaCheese
- RicottaCheese
- TrufflesLocal produceTruffle hunting is a growing local activity
- SausagesCured meat
Palena
- Sagne stracciateBread and pastaPasta torn from the sheet, dressed with fried pancetta and pecorino
Pretoro
- P'ttlolozz'Bread and pastaDiamond-shaped flour and water pasta cooked in sauce
- Lamb grilled over mixed woodDishCooked over fir, beech, hornbeam and juniper wood
- TurcinelliDishPork intestines stuffed with sweetbreads and chilli
- CiabbottaDishMixed vegetables served on slices of country bread
- Pizz' e foijDishVegetable stew with smoked sardine and crumbled cornmeal focaccia
Also typical of Molise
- Typical of MoliseFusilliBread and pasta
- Typical of MoliseMolise olive oilOlive oil
- Typical of MoliseCaciocavallo di AgnoneCheese
- Typical of MoliseSoppressata del MoliseCured meat
- Typical of MoliseVentricina di Montenero di BisacciaCured meat
- Typical of MoliseBrodetto di TermoliDishFish stew with at least nine kinds of fish and fresh pepper
- Typical of MoliseTintilia del Molise (IT)Wine
Also typical of Abruzzo
- Confetti di SulmonaSweet
- VentricinaCured meat
- Red garlic of SulmonaLocal produce
Based on Wikipedia (Termoli, Caramanico Terme, Palena, Pretoro, Cucina molisana, Cucina abruzzese, Abruzzese cuisine), Wikivoyage (Frosolone) (CC BY-SA).