| Reference | abr07 |
|---|---|
| Sleeps | Up to 4 |
| Bedrooms | 1 double and 1 twin |
| Nearest Airport | Pescara (30 mins) Rome (2 hrs) |
Villa Collecimino consists of 3 apartments, located in 3.5 acres of orchards, olive groves and agricultural land on top of Collecimino hill 550 metres above sea-level, with stunning panoramic views of Abruzzo's Gran Sasso and Maiella mountain ranges, and, to the north-east, the Adriatic Sea.
Each apartment has balconies/terraces big enough for dining/relaxing/sunbathing or for just enjoying the beautiful views of Abruzzo. Villa Collecimino is ideally placed for both the Adriatic coast and the mountains, being only a 30 minute drive from each.
It is 3 minutes walk from a small supermarket and bar, 5 minutes walk from "Agriturismo San Giorgio" offering delicious meals from home-grown produce. A 10 minute drive takes you down into the valley and the the village of Cesi, which has a large supermarket, a pizzeria and a bar. Villa Collecimino is a short drive from many other restaurants and medieval hilltop towns such as Penne.
Traditionally visitors to Italy prefer the "picture postcard" beauty of the north, but to travel to Abruzzo and other southern regions is to witness a traditional Italian lifestyle that has not changed for centuries. Here you'll find ancient beechwood forests inhabited by wolves and bears, century-old pathways still used by colourfully-attired shepherds and their flocks, ominous castles which now guard nothing but desolate stretches of wilderness where the only sign of life might be a soaring royal eagle or a lone family of mountain goats.
Though Italians traditionally think of Abruzzo as a remote, mountainous region, its eastern border is marked by vast sandy beaches stretching along the Adriatic north and south of Pescara. Venture west from here and you will indeed soon enter the hills, which rise quickly to become the infamous Abruzzo mountains, dotted with some of the least visited hill towns in Italy.
This is what our grandmothers called God's country, site of the vast and extremely well administered Abruzzo National Park, one of the most important in all of Europe. Nearby is the newly-designated Maiella National Park, along with several regional parks. Flora and fauna abound in these protected areas, where thick forests and flowering meadows give way to barren high plains and snow-capped granite peaks. Europe's southernmost glacier, the Calderone, extends from Corno Grande to Corno Piccolo, in the shadow of Gran Sasso, the tallest point on the Italian peninsula.
The region is served with direct flights to Pescara, although Rome and Ancona are handy alternatives.
Vivid Italy is your perfect choice for a holiday in Abruzzo. In Abruzzo we have villas, apartments and hotels ideal for your holiday.
The region is served by direct flights to Ancona and Pescara airports. You can take direct flights from Stansted and Luton to Ancona and Pescara with Ryanair, from Monday-Sunday.
Alternatively, it is easy to fly to Rome and enjoy the hour and a half drive across the mountains and national parks running down the spine of Italy, going due east from Lazio into Abruzzo. You can fly to Rome with low-cost carriers from most UK airports.
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