Abruzzo is still off the tourists paths and I hope it stay that way.

Take a look at what is happening in Tuscany and now Umbria is also the darling of many tourists.
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Lets keep this region Undiscovered before is ruined.
My brother is living in Pescara, a new modern city..

You will not find anything old or historic in that place because being a Port City ,it was destroyed by the Allied Bombs in WWII.
The food in that region is just Super.

More info on Abruzzo here:


http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...earby-town.cfm

a great small tone is ortona dei marsi. there is 1 restaurant in towm and its fabulous can hike up the steep pastures on upmountain side of town

Great photos of the countryside and hill top towns MichaelT. Thanks for posting. The Abruzzo region is not to be missed if for no other reason the sheer beauty of the country, as you photos attest. We visited L'Aquila and the Montereale area for five days and while we were not able to visit the Gran Sasso mountains and park area, the views of snow capped peaks from the city streets of L'Aquila were beautiful, especially in the cool crisp morning air of an early October morning.

We enjoyed the hiking/walking trails (degree of difficulty based on what trail you select) in both Pennapiedimonte and Bocca de Valle. If you are in the area, check out Guardigrele as well, a charming small town where many of the the original pizzelle makers came from (that waffly-wafer cookie/biscuit that all Italian children love).