Day Trips - Holidays and Property in Abruzzo

White Water Rafting in Abruzzo, what an experience!
I have to admit I thought I would get a big group together and use them as an excuse to try it out, as I was so scared about it. But now I feel almost silly that I felt like that, it was AWSOME!!!! The instructors where so nice and professional and made the experience just a complete fun event! It all started with getting to Civitella Messer Raimondo, what a view! The lake turquoise green and did I mention the view!
Two hours of excitement, a refreshing change.  

A long, steep trek takes you to this interesting hermitage carved into the rock face. Avoid in the winter months.

Lively all year round, so especially attractive out of season for a trip to get much needed warmth and sun through the winter. Sandy beaches, great ice-cream and sea food.

Tremiti islands

Uncontaminated nature, crystal clear water, a variety of colours from the soundings, the fascinating history, all this makes the Tremiti Islands a tourist stop-over point which no lover of the sea should miss out on, accessible only by boat from Termoli(1 hour) or Pescara(3 hours). They include: the island of S. Domino, the largest and the most popular for tourists and completely covered by a wonderful pine forest in Pino d'Aleppo; the island of S. Nicola, the administrative, historical and religious capital; the island of Caprara the distant and uninhabited Pianosa and some rocks amongst which ?il Cretaccio? and ?la Vecchia?.

There are a lot of tourist attractions in a walking distance ( no cars). The splendid Cala delle Arene, Cala degli Inglesi and Cala Matano, to spend whole days in the sun, bathing in crystal clear water. It is also possible to admire the beauty of the coastal formations like rocks (Scoglio dell'Elefante), isolated crags (I Pagliai) and natural arches (l'Architiello). Then there are the mysterious caves: Grotta delle Viole with its vertically rocks, Grotta delle Rondinelle, Grotta del Sale where the smuggled salt was hidden, the Grotta del Bue Marino, 70 m in length and the ancient refuge of the monk seal with the overhanging high cliff called Ripa dei Falconi where the Eleonora's falcon, the Peregrine and the Cory's Shearwater nest.. On S. Domino there are some Diving Centres where, amongst other things, you can book a guided tour both around the Islands. However, the Tremiti islands are not only sea. A visit to S. Nicola means a trip back into the past: just by looking at the walls of the Fortress you can re-live the history of a warring abbey struggling against the Saracen or Dalmatian pirates.