Pescara is the biggest city in the Abruzzo region of Italy and offers regular connections to the Croatian city of Split. Ferries to and from Pescara can be booked online with AFerry.co.uk.
The port of Pescara has many useful features including a hole-in-the-wall cash machine, a commerical centre and a few toilets.
You can drive to Pescara from many different areas in Italy, though allow extra time for the traffic congestion you will inevitably find in Pescara itself. The train from Rome takes slightly longer but it is worth it for the amazing views.
Pescara has a reputation for being a party city, whether on the beaches during Summer or further into the centre of town in Winter. There are many famous discos in the town which are worth a visit.
The poet Gabriele D'Annunzio was a famous resident of Pescara and contributed much to its current wealth. D'Annunzio is perhaps best known for being a forerunner of Mussolini's Fascist party. He took over a small town and made it his own private dictatorship for a few years whilst the Italian government dithered over what to do with him. He also dropped a chamber pot of carrots onto the roof of the Italian parliament in protest over Italy's defeat in World War I.



