Pescara

Introduction

View of Pescara

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Located along the Adriatic coastline, Pescara is the capital of the Pescara Province, part of the Abruzzo region in Italy. It's the biggest city in the region, with around 125,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area is much bigger though, with over 300,000 inhabitants.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

• Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo
• Gabriele D'Annunzio's House, most famous poet in Italy
• Palazzo del Governo
• Cathedral of St. Cetteus

Events and Festivals

• Pescara Jazz Festival - every July in the Teatro D’Annunzio.

Weather

Daytime temperatures average between 10-12 degrees Celsius from December to February, to around 28 degrees Celsius from late June to early September, the high season. Nights average between 2 degrees Celsius in January to around 18 in the summermonths. Precipitation is fairly common in most months though October to April is significantly wetter. July is by far the driest month.

Getting There

By Plane

Abruzzo International Airport (PSR) is the main gateway. Ryanair has flights to/from London, Eindhoven, Barcelona/Girona, Cagliari, Frankfurt, Milan and Venice. Other airlines fly to/from Hamburg, Turin, Katowice, Naples, Nice, Olbia, Palermo, Berlin, Tirana, Heraklion, Marrakech, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Bucharest, Brussels, Catania, Kiev and Lviv.

By Train

Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's national railway company, has services throughout the country. Destinations include Ancona (2 hours), Bari (3 hours) and Rome (3,5 hours).

By Car

The city is located along the A14 from Bologna to Taranto and the A25 from Torano to Pescara.

By Bus

ARPA (italian website) has buses to/from many destinations in the Abruzzo region, as well as buses to Naples (4,5 hours) and Rome (almost 3 hours).

By Boat

Pescara has crossings by ferry to Hvar and Split, but only during the summer months of June to September. Check Jadrolinija or SNAV for details.

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

• University of Chieti/Pescara

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

Post Italiane is the national postal services of Italy and has quite an efficient network of postal offices and reliable postal services. Standard letters and postcards (up to 20 grams) cost €0.39 to send within Europe and the Mediterranean countries outside Europe and €0.41 to all other destinations throughout the country. Up to 50 grams, prices start at €0.52 for Europe, €0.62 for other areas. Packages start at €1.55 within Europe, and around €2.50 for other countries. Post office business hours in Italy are from 8:30am to 2:00pm from Monday to Friday, with closing times at Saturday and the last day of the month at 12 noon.