ABRUZZO GOLF DISTRICT

Sea, Mountain - Abruzzo (Italy)

Abruzzo can be discovered through its many faces, including different landscapes ,- typical of the southern Italy - the peaks and the wide parks of the Gran Sasso. Abruzzo, with its nineteen villages like Castel del Monte, Tagliacozzo, Città Sant’Angelo, Civitella Del Tronto, Pacentro, is a real trip between places of enchantment. Starting from its capital city l’Aquila, called “the 99 castles town” and going to Chieti, one of the most ancient Italian towns, located in a panoramic position between the Maiella Mountains and the Adriatic Sea. Among the ancient monuments, the Roman Theatre (second half of the II century a.C.) stands out as well as the complex of the Roman Temples and the cistern of the ancient bath. The old part of the city preserves a remarkable heritage, including civic and religious monuments and mansions. The region of Abruzzo is the ideal place for those wishing to enjoy the best scenery of the Mediterranean, with its 133 kilometers of coast, along which golden beaches and cool pine forests alternate as well as cliffs, peaks, coves of pebbles smoothed by the backwash, lively beaches or silent beaches where is possible to enjoy sun and sea in a peaceful atmosphere. Among the seaside resort not to forget are Roseto degli Abruzzi, Pescara, Vasto and Torino di Sangro along the fantastic Trabocchi Coast. Roccaraso and the near Rivisondoli, offers a carousel of 119 kilometers of sunny tracks, as well as on the tracks of Campo Felice and Ovindoli. For the alpine ski lovers, Abruzzo offers a wide range of ski districts, all of them well equipped with modern ski lift and rich in paths of each difficulty. The ski tracks of Prati di Tivo and Passo Lanciano-Maieletta are sea view. For snowboarders, several locations provide well equipped space and runways, which guarantee freedom of evolution and fun. Among the many different attractions of this natural region, the sources and thermal spa play an important role. The thermal water of the Abruzzo is able to cure in a very natural way several diseases. While the sources of Caramanico, Rajano and Popoli rise at the foot of the Maiella mountain, the ones of Canistro come to light in Rovereto Valley, among woods which define the border between Ciociaria and Marsica. At the foot of the great mountains, often within the confines of parks and natural reserves, the thermal spa of Abruzzo can improve health, beauty and psyco-phisical balance, helping to stay younger.