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Alba Adriatica

Abruzzo, Italy · Europe

About Alba Adriatica

Alba Adriatica is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Tortoreto Lido, 53km from Campo Imperatore.

Alba Adriatica is a town located in Abruzzo, Italy. With a population of 11,165, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Alba Adriatica sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Alba Adriatica to your route.

About Alba Adriatica

Alba Adriatica is a town and comune with 12,386 residents (2014) in the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of central eastern Italy. It is known as one of the "seven sisters" of the northern Abruzzo coast, i.e. the seven coastal towns in the province of Teramo, the other six being (from north to south)

Read more Martinsicuro, Tortoreto, Giulianova, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Pineto and Silvi Marina. It is also nicknamed Spiaggia d'argento (Silver Beach) because of the high quality standard of its beach, which earned the town the European Blue Flag in years from 2000 to 2013. The comune of Alba Adriatica was created in 1956 by splitting it off from Tortoreto.

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Alba Adriatica is located in Abruzzo, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 42.8318 latitude, 13.9259 longitude.

What is the population of Alba Adriatica?

Alba Adriatica has a population of approximately 11,165 people, making it a town in Italy.

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Quick Information

Population
11,165
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Abruzzo
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
42.8318, 13.9259

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Italy

Police
113
Ambulance
118
Fire
115
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.

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Worth the detour from Alba Adriatica

6 notable places within an hour's drive.

cafe

Caffè Meletti

Art-nouveau café of 1907 on Ascoli Piceno's travertine Piazza del Popolo, home of the anisetta liqueur the Meletti family still distils. Hemingway and Sartre drank here; order the anisetta 'con la mosca', with a coffee bean afloat.

29 km · about 35 min drive

historic highway

Pescara Circuit

At 25.8km the longest track ever to host a Formula One World Championship race, in 1957. The enormous triangle of Abruzzo public roads climbs from the Adriatic into the hills and back down a long coastal straight, all still drivable.

44 km · about 50 min drive

mountain pass

Campo Imperatore

A vast high-altitude plateau beneath the Gran Sasso peaks, an 'Little Tibet' drive in Abruzzo's national park.

53 km · about 60 min drive

castle

Rocca Calascio

A ruined hilltop fortress at one of Italy's highest castle sites, surveying the Apennine peaks of Abruzzo.

58 km · about 65 min drive

photogenic

Castelluccio di Norcia

Hilltop hamlet at 1,452 m above the Piano Grande plateau, where lentil fields erupt into a patchwork bloom of red, blue and gold each June-July (La Fiorita). The drive up from Norcia across the karst plain is one of the Apennines' great reveals.

59 km · about 70 min drive

landmark

Santo Stefano di Sessanio

Medici-era stone village on the edge of the Campo Imperatore plateau, restored as a scattered 'albergo diffuso' after near-abandonment. Its lanes, tower and candle-lit cellars sit at 1,250 m in the Gran Sasso national park.

59 km · about 70 min drive

Driving roads near Alba Adriatica

  • 44 kmPescara CircuitAt 25.8km the longest track ever to host a Formula One World Championship race, in 1957. The enormous triangle of Abruzzo public roads climbs from the Adriatic into the hills and back down a long coastal straight, all still drivable.
  • 53 kmCampo ImperatoreA vast high-altitude plateau beneath the Gran Sasso peaks, an 'Little Tibet' drive in Abruzzo's national park.

Driving in Italy

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
~€8.50/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Alba Adriatica.

Villa Rosa

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Tortoreto

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Tortoreto Lido

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4 km awayPop. 6,203

Salino

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5 km awayPop. 1,106

Martinsicuro

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5 km awayPop. 10,317

Colonnella

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6 km awayPop. 1,179

Corropoli

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7 km awayPop. 2,953

Nereto

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