Going up from the Lido through olive groves and vineyards, and after seeing the remains of a Roman villa, you arrive at Tortoreto Alta, a medieval village at 227 meters above sea level. From here you can enjoy a unique view of the coast, the valleys of Salinello and Vibrata, and the Gran Sasso.

The historic center, with its squares, narrow streets and brick towers, preserves the structure of the fortified village, which housed the local nobility. Today it is home to the Town Hall and cultural events.

Walking through the center you can admire the Clock Tower, the Torrione, the medieval bridge and the historic churches with Renaissance frescoes by Giacomo Bonfini.

The city of Teramo has very ancient origins, it was the capital of Praetotium, the name given to the surrounding territory under Roman rule. Under the rule of the Emperors Augustus and Hadrian it experienced a golden age of which the thermal baths, the theater, the amphitheater and other monuments submerged by the new city were evidence.

During the 1400s it was torn apart by the struggles between the Melatini, Antonelli, Spennati and Mazzaclocchi families. It then passed under Francesco Sforza and Alfonso of Aragon. In 1798 it passed to the French until 1815 when it returned to the Spanish and then followed the history and fate of the south.

Campli is located on a hill between the valleys of the Fiumicino and Siccagno streams. Rich in architectural monuments that make it a true city of art, Campli is home to a section of the National Archaeological Museum that houses the remains of the Campovalano Necropolis.

A beautiful example of medieval architecture is the Palazzo Parlamentare, later Farnese, located in front of the Cathedral of S. Maria in Platea from 1300, which has a Romanesque bell tower. Also famous is the Scala Santa, so called because, after 1776, the custom of granting indulgence to those who climbed it on their knees spread.

Atri was a city of great prestige in the ancient world, since the 11th and 12th centuries BC. It was the only city on the Adriatic coast to mint coins before Rome, as well as an important center of trade, thanks to its port on the Adriatic, hence the theory that the name of the sea itself derives from the ancient Hatria.

In Roman times it fought alongside Rome in the wars against Hannibal. The city experienced its period of maximum splendor with the Dukes of Acquaviva. The glorious past of Atri is evidenced by the archaeological finds scattered throughout the surrounding area.

The Civitella del Tronto fortress is one of the most impressive works of military engineering in Italy: it extends, in fact, for more than five hundred meters in length on a rocky ridge. Its entire luminous history is linked to the strategic position it had, for some centuries, as a stronghold to guard the northern borders of the various Neapolitan Kingdoms. The fortress and the connected village suffered several sieges but what has gone down in history most is the unfortunate defense sustained against the Sardinian Piedmontese army in 1860/61, which ended with the surrender on March 20, 1861, the very last Bourbon stronghold to bow to the nascent unification of Italy.

A short distance from Civitella del Tronto, it is possible to go on excursions in the Salinello Gorges. A natural environment that combines history, culture and nature between the two sides of the Monti Gemelli: Montagna di Campli and Montagna dei Fiori.

The architect of this natural monument was the Salinello Torrent which, acting on the entire mountain, created over millions of years, a "gorge" several kilometers long, about 200 meters high and varying in width from no more than five meters to tens of meters, causing waterfalls, caves and cavities.

Abruzzo is home to one of the largest and most valuable protected areas in Europe, the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park. Here, the millennial work of man has harmoniously integrated into a superb environmental context, further enriching it. A nature rich in forests, springs, waterfalls, meadows, plateaus, vertiginous crests and rocky walls where numerous species of fauna and flora exclusive to this area live, in addition to the most representative animals of the Apennines such as the wolf, the Abruzzo chamois, the bear, the golden eagle or the short-toed eagle. The territory of the Park is in fact a "European monument to biodiversity".