Stefano Pezzoli

Tortoreto, tourist resort on the Adriatic sea in Italy

Tortoreto is a tourist resort on the Adriatic sea in Italy. The ideal place to spend holidays for family with children. It offers fine golden beach, clean water, excellent italian cooking, cultural events and sport facilities.

Tortoreto is a pleasant tourist resort on the Adriatic sea in Abruzzo, Italy. Until sixties it has been a town which main activity was fishing but it it has became a cosy and charming destination during the last fifty years.

If one would try to resume Tortoreto’s tourist offer, a possible attempt should be: four kilometers of fine golden beach, summers street markets, seafront dressed by palms and maritime pines, clear sea, cycle track linking Tortoreto to Alba Adraitica (north) and Giulianova (south), cultural events, gastronomy festivals, sport centers and Ondablu water park. A location privileged by nature where any family has the chance to spend holidays in absolute harmony.

The town is divided into two parts Tortoreto Lido (lido means beach in Italian) and Tortoreto Alto (alto means high in Italian).

Tortoreto Alto is located on a green hill at 220 meters, it is the ancient part of the town and still maintains its medieval structure with the clock tower, red bricks made high walls, adjoining bridge and Madonna della Misericordia and San Nicola churches.

Tortoreto Lido is by the sea and it developed itself on four kilometers golden beach. The sea is clear and suitable for children because it deepen very smoothly. A cycle track links Tortoreto with nearby cities Alba Adriatica and Giulianova. Abruzzo wine and food are well appreciated all over Italy, one of the most famous traditional dishes is ‘arrosticini’ which are made of mutton meat cut and pierced by a skewer and then cooked on a brazier. There are many activities you can enjoy during your holiday in Tortoreto such us Ondablu water park, wildlife parks (Abruzzo is named the green region of Italy in consideration of its two national wildlife parks), windsurfing, tennis (Tortoreto tennis club), sailing boat, go-kart, beach volley and much more. Valuable tourist destinations nearby Tortoreto are Civitella del Tronto with its fortress, Ascoli Piceno built in marble called travertino with its Renaissance center and Square of People which is considered one of the most beautiful in Italy. Lastly Rome is just 200 kilometers from Tortoreto.

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