Molise and the Abruzzo parks

5 days · ~11 h 05 driving ·Mountains, Hill towns

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 35 driving · 4 h visiting

    1. PescaraLeaving from
    2. ~1 h 15 driving · 107 km
    3. ~1 h 20 driving · 77 km
    4. Overnight in Oratino

  2. Day 2

    ~2 h 25 driving · 6 h visiting

    1. ~45 min driving · 37 km
    2. ~50 min driving · 42 km
    3. ~50 min driving · 46 km
      FornelliMolise
    4. Overnight in Fornelli

  3. Day 3

    ~2 h 20 driving · 6 h visiting

    1. ~1 h 10 driving · 63 km
    2. ~1 h driving · 45 km
    3. ~10 min driving · 10 km
    4. Overnight in Anversa degli Abruzzi

  4. Day 4

    ~2 h 10 driving · 6 h visiting

    1. ~20 min driving · 20 km
    2. ~50 min driving · 47 km
    3. ~1 h driving · 49 km
    4. Overnight in Palena

  5. Day 5

    ~1 h 35 driving · 2 h visiting

    1. ~50 min driving · 50 km
    2. ~45 min driving · 40 km
      PescaraReturning to

What you'll eat

Borgo Vecchio

  • Brodetto alla termoleseDishFish stew, the fishermen's evening meal
  • 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

Caramanico Terme

Palena

  • Sagne stracciateBread and pastaPasta torn from the sheet, dressed with fried pancetta and pecorino

Pretoro

  • Pasta alla chitarraBread and pastaAbruzzo pasta cut on a wire-strung tool called a chitarra
  • 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

  • CavatelliBread and pastaFresh eggless pasta, with pork ragù on Saint Anthony's day
  • Typical of Molise
    FusilliBread and pasta
  • Typical of Molise
    Molise olive oilOlive oil
  • Typical of Molise
    Caciocavallo di AgnoneCheese
  • Typical of Molise
    Soppressata del MoliseCured meat
  • Typical of Molise
    Ventricina di Montenero di BisacciaCured meat
  • Typical of Molise
    Brodetto di TermoliDishFish stew with at least nine kinds of fish and fresh pepper
  • Typical of Molise

Also typical of Abruzzo

Based on Wikipedia (Termoli, Caramanico Terme, Palena, Pretoro, Cucina molisana, Cucina abruzzese, Abruzzese cuisine), Wikivoyage (Frosolone) (CC BY-SA).