Rome + Abruzzo · Italy

Rome + Seven Days in Abruzzo

We bookended seven full days in Abruzzo with time in Rome. In between, we explored mountains, vineyards, the Adriatic, and medieval villages, and shared good food and time with family.

Rome → Cellino Attanasio → Rome 7 Full Days in Abruzzo

The week

From Rome to Abruzzo and back.

Rome framed a week of changing landscapes and slower moments. With Cellino Attanasio as our base, we explored mountains, vineyards, medieval villages, and the Adriatic, with time for good food and family along the way.

Schedule

The week, day by day.

A look back at the places, meals, and moments that made up the trip.

26 Saturday · September

Rome

Old Rome, the Pantheon, and Hotel Abruzzi.

27 Sunday · September

Rome + Tivoli

Coffee, gardens, and a home-cooked finish.

Tazza d’Oro, Antica Trattoria del Ragno, Tivoli Gardens, late-night food shopping, then gnocchi and chicken piccata at home.

28 Monday · September

Gran Sasso

Rocca Calascio, Gran Sasso, and a very warm nightcap.

We stopped at Ristorante Mucciante, took in Rocca Calascio and Gran Sasso, then finished with the wood-heated hot tub.

29 Tuesday · September

Wine + Sulmona

Wine country, mountain towns, and dinner in Pescara.

Cantina Magiotta winery, Sulmona, Scanno, and a final stop in Pescara for dinner at Taverna 58.

30 Wednesday · September

Costa dei Trabocchi

Bike rides, the Trabocchi coast, and Gli Ostinati.

We rode along the coast and had lunch at Gli Ostinati.

01 Thursday · October

Stay Local

Atri, laundry, and dinner in Cellino.

A quieter day in Atri with laundry at home, ending with dinner at La Terrazza in Cellino.

02 Friday · October

Montesilvano + Pescara

Local time, then an evening with family in Pescara.

A slow local day turned into an evening in Pescara with the family.

03 Saturday · October

Cellino + Bisenti

Wood turning, the fortress, and Bisenti’s wine festival.

We visited Cellino’s wood-turning studio and fortress before heading to the Bisenti wine festival.

04 Sunday · October

Torre del Cerrano

A beach day with pasta and watercolor at home.

We went to Torre del Cerrano, made pasta alla chitarra at home, and joined Jen’s watercolor class.

05 Monday · October

Rome

Castel Sant’Angelo and dinner with cousins.

06 Tuesday · October

Rome

One last Roman pizza.

We stopped at Forno Campo de’ Fiori before heading home.

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