Ortona, the trabocchi coast and Agriverde winery.

A tour of the Trabocchi coast must start from Ortona: Pearl of the Adriatic sea,  as it was called by Gabriele d'Annunzio. And we'll start from Ortona and its  Aragonese castle.

The town of Ortona dramatically changed its appearance in the aftermath of the Second World War. we'lll visit the Castle, the old town, with its cathedral keeping the relics of St. Thomas Apostle, Palazzo Farnese and the Museum of the Battle.

Afterwards we will go to Caldari  district and visit the  Agriverde winery: located in the municipality of Ortona, protected by the Majella and cradled by the Adriatic Sea in what is considered one of the  richest provinces of vineyards in Italy (Chieti), was the first Italian winery made entirely of bio-architecture with a project made by a team from the University of Rome and Paris.

Considered "a pioneer in Italian organic farming" (Gambero Rosso), it is internationally recognized as one of the best producers of Italian wines: it appears in the French list  (Meilleurs Jeunes) of the 20 best organic wineries in the world.

The winery produces wines from native grapes of Abruzzo (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, Pecorino, Passerina) and not only that, the production widens  to Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc, all strictly organic.

The scenic route 16 will lead us to San Vito Marina and in in the end to Rocca San Giovanni, upon the Trabocco Punta Isolata (solitary point trabocco) , where rocked by the sea we'll discover the history of this ancient fishing machines.

The tour will end after a seafood dinner on the Trobocco Punta Isolata!

Program:

3.30pm: departure from Pescara, Central Train Station (cab parking)

4.15pm: arrival in Ortona and guided tour

5.30pm: leaving Ortona to go to Agriverde winery

6.00pm: arrival to Agriverde winery - guided tour and wine tasting

7.30pm: leaving the winery to go to Trabocco Punta Isolata

8.00pm: arrival to Trabocco Punta Isolata, guided tour and seafood dinner

11.00pm: arrival to  Pescara, Central Train Station (cab parking)