Ascoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 48,278 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000.
Campli is a town and comune in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.
Valle Castellana is a village and comune in the Province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is a member of the Italian community of surrounding mountain villages, Monti della Laga. It is located in the natural park known as the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.
The Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park is a natural park located mostly in Abruzzo, Italy. Established in 1991, it has an area of 2,014 square kilometres (778 sq mi), and it is mainly spread out across the province of Teramo, L'Aquila, Pescara, with small areas in the province of Rieti and Ascoli Piceno. The terrain is predominantly mountainous with alpine plains.
Marsica is a geographical area in the Abruzzo, central Italy, including 37 comuni in the province of L'Aquila, the most important of which is Avezzano. It is located between the plain of the former Fucine Lake, the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, the plain of Carsoli and the valley of Sulmona.
The Tronto is a 115-kilometre (71 mi) long Italian river that arises at Monti della Laga and ends in the Adriatic Sea at Porto d'Ascoli, San Benedetto del Tronto. It traverses the Lazio, Marche, and Abruzzo regions of Italy.
Ponzano di Civitella del Tronto is a frazione in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
Ripe di Civitella is a frazione in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
Santa Reparata is a frazione in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
Matteo Wade was an Irish expatriate and soldier who served in Italy, as an officer in the army of the Kingdom of Naples. In 1806 he was in charge of the Civitella del Tronto fortress, besieged by Joachim Murat's French troops. Despite being a mere 300 the defenders held the French off from 27 March to 21 May, then they were forced to surrender and were all taken prisoner.
Tourism in Abruzzo has become one of the most prosperous sectors in the economy of Abruzzo, and in recent years has seen a remarkable growth attracting numerous tourists from Italy and Europe. According to statistics from the Italian institute of statistics (ISTAT), in 2007 arrivals totaled 1,371,155 Italians and 189,651 foreigners. A total of 7,374,646 arrivals were tourists, a figure that puts the region seventeenth among the Italian regions for numbers of tourists per year. According to market analysis and sector studies on tourism in the Abruzzo National Society TurisMonitor 2012, after an increase that was estimated at between 4 and 5% of international tourist arrivals in the Abruzzo region in 2012 was estimated to increase that international arrivals will be around 3/4% by the end of 2012 with staff working in tourism will increase settling at about 25,000 people. Always position first-arrivals from Germany. A moderate support to tourism is also given to the Abruzzo Airport with many low cost and charter flights connecting the entire region with the rest of Europe. Abruzzo tourism can basically be divided into three different types: mountain tourism hiking natural which includes numerous ski resorts, nature reserves and protected areas, beach tourism and coastal with the number of resort, hotel, camping and beaches, and finally the art-historical tourism religious and cultural concentrated mostly in mountain villages and historic towns such as l'Aquila, Vasto, Chieti, Teramo, Sulmona and many others. The region to encourage and promote tourism in 2012 has also opened on different web sites and interactive applications for smartphones and tablets to promote tourism; the regional tourist office is Abruzzo Tourism Promotion, the others are: Twitter "YourAbruzzo, Abruzzo events, Abruzzo Rai Local, SkiAbruzzo and others (Pinterest, Foursquare Studivz, Skyrock, and Hyves destined mainly for the European market, and in particular to the countries of Great Britain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and Norway.
The Salinello is a river in Italy. It is located in the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. The source of the river is in the Monti della Laga range southwest of Montagna dei Fiori. The river flows eastward and curves northeast near Civitella del Tronto. The river then curves southeast near Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata and the border with the province of Ascoli Piceno. Finally, the river flows east near Sant'Omero and enters the Adriatic Sea near Giulianova and Tortoreto Lido.
The Abbey of Montesanto or Abbazia di Santa Maria in Montesanto is Romanesque-style Benedictine monastery located in the rural hills outside the town of Civitella del Tronto, in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy.
San Lorenzo is a Renaissance-style Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Civitella del Tronto, in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy.
San Francesco is a Romanesque and Gothic-style Roman Catholic church located in the town of Civitella del Tronto, in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy.
Santa Maria dei Lumi is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic sanctuary and convent located in the town of Civitella del Tronto, in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy.
