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The port of Ortona is the main multifunctional commercial seaport of Abruzzo region. It is located in a key position compared to industrial and productive areas of Central Italy specialized in the handling of the bulk, general cargo and project cargo, but it also has spaces and infrastructures adapted for passenger traffic.

The castle was built around 1450-1470 on former medieval buildings. The original medieval structure and its walls were commissioned by the italian condottiero Giacomo Caldora to protect the town against the Aragons who eventually managed to conquer the city. LAter, Alfonso of Aragon decided to commission a new project of the Castle in order to

Trabocchi are a unique tourist attraction.These peculiar fishing machines are a distinctive tradition of the Chieti coast. A Trabucco i a massive construction built from wood consisting of a platform anchored to the rock by large logs of Aleppo pine, jutting out into the sea. From this platform, two (or more) long arms called antennae