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Things to do in Elice Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Elice Italy. If you’are planning to visit Elice for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Elice and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Elice and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Elice

Picciano (5 Km)

Museo delle Tradizioni ed Arti Contadine

The Museum of Peasant Traditions and Arts was inaugurated in 1989 as a private structure. The exhibition space is located on two levels for an area of 6,700 m². The path welcomes the reconstructions of the environments dedicated to oil, wheat, spinning as well as some faithful reconstructions of the artisan shops of the territory.

Penne (8 Km)

Cattedrale di S.Massimo

The Cathedral of St. Maximus together with the church was built in the 11th century. The building was built in Romanesque style. The restored Cathedral is in excellent condition.

Penne (8 Km)

Fonte Acqua Ventina

The Fonte dell'Acqua Ventina was built in 1828 by the architect Federico Doctorelli. The source has a structure that resembles a wide circular wall. In the lower part of the wall there are two stone flowers from where the water that fills the tub comes out.

Loreto Aprutino (10 Km)

Castello Chiola

Penne (10 Km)

Riserva Regionale Lago di Penne

The reserve covers an area of about 1300 hectares and was born inside the artificial lake of Penne. Over the years, important conservation projects have been launched including the Otter Project, the Amphibian Project, the Roe Deer Project and the Recovery of the Earth Tortoise. In the wetland of the Reserve has been nesting for several years the Nitticora, today a symbol of the protected area.

Montesilvano (17 Km)

Spiaggia Smeraldo

Pescara (18 Km)

Parco Archeologico Colle del Telegrafo

In 2006 work began on the archaeological excavations, inside the Archaeological Park of Colle del Telegrafo, with the aim of promoting knowledge of the human presence in the Pescara area. From the analysis of the archaeological structures found during the excavations, the occupation of the hill was rebuilt, dating from the Roman-Republican age, until the Middle Ages.

Pescara (18 Km)

Chiesa Madonna dei 7 Dolori

The church dates back to the end of the 16th century. On 26 November 1665 (the day when the first baptism was held) the Parish was established by Bishop Raphael Exuberanzio with the title “Santa Maria of the Seven Sorrows”.

Pescara (18 Km)

Basilica della Madonna dei Sette Dolori

A sanctuary dedicated to the Holy Mary who, according to Christian tradition, had to go through seven pains.

Pescara (19 Km)

Pescara vecchia

Here you can see the "Bourbon's Bath", the old prison, hosting the Museum of the people from Abruzzo: this is the last witness of the presence of the Bourbon fortress; also to be seen the "trabocchi", set on the northern side of the canal port.

Other attractions in Elice

Churches and places of worship

Chiesa di Cristo Re

A modern style church, recalling a mountain church. Along the walls, there are small sized windows. It has a single nave, without chapels and on the entrance walls there is a wooden Cross with the Christ.

Tips for sleeping in Elice

Bed and breakfast

Destinations nearby

Picciano

Picciano

It is 8,5 Km away - about 12 minutes

Castilenti

Castilenti

It is 10 Km away - about 12 minutes

Montefino

Montefino

It is 13,9 Km away - about 18 minutes

Penne

Penne

It is 17,8 Km away - about 23 minutes

Bisenti

Bisenti

It is 18 Km away - about 22 minutes

Atri

Atri

It is 18,2 Km away - about 24 minutes

Loreto Aprutino

Loreto Aprutino

It is 19,4 Km away - about 26 minutes

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