Resorts on Adriatic Coast

Along the Adriatic coast is a whole series of resorts, some of them with beautiful beaches. From north to south: Martinsicuro, Alba Adriatica, Tortoreto Lido (5km/3mi west, the medieval town of Tortoreto Alto), Giulianova, Roseto degli Abruzzi (formerly Rosburgo), Pineto (11km/7mi west, the little town of Atri, with a Romanesque-Gothic cathedral dating from the end of the 13th century, contains fine frescoes), Silvi Marina, Montesilvano Marina, Francavilla al Mare, Ortona (ruins of a castle, fine views), San Vito Chietino (12km/7.5mi southwest, the walled town of Lanciano with the Gothic church of S Maria Maggiori which was rebuilt in the 18th century, with a campanile dating from the 12th century), Fossacesia Marina (near which is the Romanesque basilica of San Giovanni in Venere, eighth-13th century) and Vasto, with several interesting churches and, in the cathedral square, the Palazzo d'Avalos (18th century).