Places worth the detour in Abruzzo
Detourmap lists 61 places in Abruzzo, Italy, across 2 kinds of detour. Best known: Corno Grande. 54 rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Places
- 61
- Oldest
- Alba Fucens 302 BC
- Little known
- 54 of 61
- Share of Italy
- 3%
Abruzzo 61
All 61, best known first.
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21.amphitheatre of Alba Fucens
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Massa d'Albe (AQ), Italy
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23.Riserva naturale speciale delle Grotte di Pietrasecca
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Italian nature reserve
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25.Riserva naturale regionale Grotte di Luppa
Nature · 21st century · Hidden gem
Italian nature reserve
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26.Hermitage of Sant'Angelo (Lettomanoppello)
Nature · Hidden gem
Hermitage in Lettomanoppello (PE), Italy
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30.Histonium
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ancient town, modern Vasto, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy
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31.Ocriticum
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Abruzzo, Cansano (AQ), Italy. Italic shrine locate in the ancient Peligni domain.
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35.Birthplace of Gabriele D'Annunzio Museum
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Pescara, Italy
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37.Valle Piola
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Human settlement in Torricella Sicura, Province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy
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38.Tavolero
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Human settlement in Rocca Santa Maria, Province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy
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40.Necropolis of Campovalano
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Campovalano (TE), Italy
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50.Santuario italico di Schiavi d'Abruzzo
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Schiavi d'Abruzzo, Italy
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54.Temple of Hercules
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Montorio al Vomano (TE), Italy
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56.Basilio Cascella Civic Museum
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Pescara, Italy
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60.Faraone
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Human settlement in Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata, Province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy
Elsewhere in Italy
Questions about this page
What is the best known place worth the detour in Abruzzo?
Corno Grande. Highest mountain of the Apennines in Italy. It leads because more Wikipedia language editions cover it than any other place here.
How many places worth the detour are there in Abruzzo?
61: 39 archaeological & historic sites and 22 nature & landscapes. 54 of them are little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages.
What is the oldest place on this map in Abruzzo?
Alba Fucens, dated to 302 BC. 6 of the 61 places here carry a founding date at all.
What counts as Abruzzo here?
Wikidata's own administrative boundary: a place is in Abruzzo if its located in the administrative territorial entity chain leads there. Abruzzo is a first-level division of Italy, the same level as a state or a province.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.



















































