Pescara is really 2 towns separated by the river. The new town contains hotels, shopping and the beach. The old town contains historical buildings, the farmers market and more shopping. In addition to the town, there are castles and wineries in the outlying areas and the tours and tastings are amazing. We only had a day of touring but it lasted from 9am until 1:30am the next morning! We should have allowed much more time to explore this beautiful area. A 'must-do' when visiting is dinner at a Trabucco - set price (50 euro for each of us) and 10 courses of seafood in a rustic place over the Adriatic Sea - priceless memory! We found our guide on Abruzzo-Link and Angelo Brigante was phenomenal! Even though this area is not widely publicized, it is a gem along the eastern coast.

We ate at a fantastic restaurant called Regina Elena, right around the corner from our hotel - beautiful place with delicious food - staff was super friendly and helpful, and they brought us a complimentary welcome drink and gourmet appetizer - I highly recommend it

Pescara is the new "home of my heart" and I cannot wait to return, hopefully in 2017! Modern city, friendly and helpful people in shops and cafes. Very easy to get around walking and at main transportation station are trains, local and regional buses and cabs. Shops of all kinds and many, many cafes to chose from. I miss being there very much!

Very friendly and welcoming people although the personnel manning the ticketing office at the bus station could do (much) better. I liked the beach and the roofed market. Food was great too in all eateries. The Museo delle gente d'Abruzzo was worth visiting. Not much more caught my eye in terms of what to see/do, maybe better signage and promotion of tourist attractions could help. Defo too much graffiti and in certain areas, cleanliness could be improved.

Pescara is a beaming, full of life port city. I come back time after time for the beach, restaurants, and shopping. Being from a big city I can appreciate what it has to offer in its own very Italian way! It's a great place to shop, dine, and relax!

We really liked the pedestrian area -- large enough to stroll and enjoy the shops. The beach is sand not pebbles. The other tourists are mostly Italian, not so international so we felt like we were in the real Italy, not just another resort. There were lots of places for drinks, snacks, pizzas, pastries, etc. but not many regular restaurants or trattorias. We had dinner at the Regina -- not so great,..sea food didn't taste fresh -- and at the the Locanda Da Pia which was excellent. Some of the beachfront restaurants are good --I can't remember their names but you can evaluate them as you walk along. You need a car to get out of town to see the dramatic surrounding area -- there's very limited bus service to the villages in the mountains behind the town. Even with those few negatives, we really enjoyed our stay in Pescara.