Adriatic Cycle Route – Fossacesia Old Railway Station loop from Tornareccio

Adriatic Cycle Route – Fossacesia Old Railway Station loop from Tornareccio

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Adriatic Cycle Route – Fossacesia Old Railway Station loop from Tornareccio

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96.9km

1,220m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

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7.44 km

Convent of San Pasquale (Atessa)

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Monastic complex located in Atessa. The style is Renaissance/Baroque and its origins date back to the 15th century. the convent is entirely made of stone and there is a nursery in its garden.

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35.0 km

Mouth of the Sangro River

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stop and look

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35.7 km

The Ciclovia Adriatica in Abruzzo (better known as Bike to Coast) is a 131-kilometer cycle path that covers the entire coastline of the Abruzzo region. The route runs from Martinsicuro (coastal border with Marche) to San Salvo (border with Molise). The route is mostly flat, mostly car-free, and crosses 19 coastal municipalities.

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38.9 km

Trabocchi Coast

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The Trabucchi cycle path (officially known as the Via Verde dei Trabocchi) is a beautiful, largely flat cycle path over 50 kilometers long that runs along the Adriatic coast of the Italian region of Abruzzo on a former railway line. The path owes its name to the trabocchi (singular: trabocco): unique, monumental wooden fishing platforms on stilts that tower over the water like giant spiders.

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39.3 km

Fossacesia Old Railway Station

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Ex-Fossacesia Station – The historic railway heart by the sea.

The old Fossacesia Marina train station is a fascinating cultural-historical stop right along the route. Today, this nostalgic building marks the spot where the historic Adriatic Railway (Ferrovia Adriatica) thundered along since 1862, until the railway was moved inland in 2005 to make way for the current Via Verde.

Although the characteristic building was a symbol of bygone glory for many years, the place breathes pure railway history. It is also the place where the 19th-century industrial revolution and the ancient fishing tradition literally shook hands.

The historical significance behind this stop: the backbone of the trabocchi: When workers laid the tracks for this station in the 19th century, they left heavy materials lying around. Resourceful fishermen used the abandoned, heavy railway sleepers, iron bolts, and telegraph cables to anchor nearby trabocchi (like Punta Rocciosa) indestructibly into the seabed. The train thus gave the fishing spiders their iron backbone!

Climb to the Goddess of Love: this station was historically the gateway for travelers making pilgrimages to the higher-lying 12th-century San Giovanni in Venere Abbey.

Future Tourist Hub!
There's a breath of fresh air blowing through the heritage! In May 2026, the final expropriation process will be completed. The province of Chieti is currently transforming this old station into a modern tourist hub and co-working space.

Komoot tip: use the ample parking around the old station as the ideal starting point for your bike tour, or pause here to capture the contrasts between the old architecture and the modern cycling infrastructure.

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Pietraferrazzana Rock Spur

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Picturesque village of medieval origin which has only 132 inhabitants. But what it is famous for is its size: Pietraferrazzana, in fact, is the smallest town in Abruzzo. A pearl of extraordinary beauty and tranquility, waiting to be discovered, which takes its name from the rocky spur that overlooks the town on the top of which are the ruins of the old castle.

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