Guide of Pescara

Pescara is a city on the east coast of Italy, in the region of Abruzzo along the Adriatic coast, at the mouth of the Aterno-Pescara River. The town is famous for its beaches and for being the birthplace of Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio and has a population of around 120,000 people. A brief history of Pescara The city began as the port of Vestini, and the Marrucini tribes used it as a port to trade with people in the Far East. The town was then known as Aternum under the Romans and remained an important port for trade with the Eastern provinces of the Empire. Pescara was invaded in 597 by th... [More information]