Editing Abruzzo (section)

==Economy==
{{See also|Economy of Abruzzo|Abruzzo (wine)|Tourism in Abruzzo}}
[[File:Montepulciano d Abruzzo 03 (RaBoe).jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[Montepulciano d'Abruzzo|Montepulciano]] grapes]]

Until a few decades ago, Abruzzo was a backward region of [[Southern Italy]]. Since the 1950s, Abruzzo has showed steady economic growth. In 1951, per capita income or GDP was 53% of that of wealthier [[Northern Italy]]. The gap has since narrowed, being 65% in 1971 and 76% by 1994. The region reached the highest per capita GDP of Southern Italy through the highest growth rate of every other [[Regions of Italy|region of Italy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eib.org/attachments/efs/eibpapers/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01_a03_en.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.eib.org |access-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327082206/http://www.eib.org/attachments/efs/eibpapers/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01_a03_en.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The unemployment rate stood at 9.3% in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=lfst_r_lfu3rt&lang=en|title=Unemployment NUTS 2 regions Eurostat|language=en|access-date=13 May 2021|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112004629/https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=lfst_r_lfu3rt&lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

Abruzzo is [[List of Italian regions by GDP|the 16th most productive region in the country]], and is [[List of Italian regions by GRP per capita|the 15th for GRP per capita]] among Italian regions.

As of 2003, Abruzzo's per capita GDP was €19,506 or 84% of the national average of €23,181, compared to the average value for Southern Italy of €15,808.<ref name="bancaditalia.it">{{cite web|url=http://www.bancaditalia.it/pubblicazioni/econo/ecore/2012/analisi_s_r/1215_abruzzo;internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE%3Den |title=Bank of Italy – No. 15 – Economic developments in Abruzzo |access-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201203055/http://www.bancaditalia.it/pubblicazioni/econo/ecore/2012/analisi_s_r/1215_abruzzo%3Binternal%26action%3D_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref> In 2006, the region's average GDP per capita was approximately 20,100 EUR.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=STAT/09/23&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |title=EUROPA Press Releases – Regional GDP per inhabitant in the EU27, GDP per inhabitant in 2006 ranged from 25% of the EU27 average in Nord-Est in Romania to 336% in Inner London |publisher=Europa (web portal) |date=19 February 2009 |access-date=15 September 2011 |archive-date=27 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127054048/http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=STAT/09/23&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The construction of [[Autostrade of Italy|motorways]] from Rome to [[Teramo]] ([[Autostrada A24 (Italy)|A24]]) and Rome to [[Pescara]] ([[Autostrada A25 (Italy)|A25]]), which provided better access to the region, is credited as a driver of public and private investments.

The [[2009 L'Aquila earthquake]] led to a sharp economic slowdown. However, according to statistics at the end of 2010, some signals of recovery were noted.<ref name="bancaditalia.it" /> Regional economic growth was recorded as 1.47%, which actually placed Abruzzo fourth among Italy's regions after [[Lazio]], [[Lombardy]] and [[Calabria]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.autorita.energia.it/allegati/inglese/annual_report/annual_report_2006.pdf | title=Economic and energy framework in 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613112109/http://www.autorita.energia.it/allegati/inglese/annual_report/annual_report_2006.pdf | archive-date=13 June 2010| url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, Abruzzo's economic growth was +2.3%, the highest percentage among the regions of Southern Italy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/44799/1/319155617.pdf | title=Abruzzo and Sicily: Catching up and lagging behind | access-date=15 August 2016 | author=Helg, Rodolfo|author2=Peri, Giovanni|author3=Viesti, Gianfranco | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219115829/http://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/44799/1/319155617.pdf | archive-date=19 February 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Industry ===
[[Image:Pastificio De Cecco, Fara San Martino.jpg|thumb|right|[[De Cecco]] factory in Fara San Martino]]

From the early 1950s to the mid-1990s, Abruzzo's industrial sector expanded rapidly, especially in [[mechanical engineering]], transportation equipment and telecommunications.<ref name="eib.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.eib.org/attachments/efs/eibpapers/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01_a03_en.pdf |title=Abruzzo and Sicily: Catching up and lagging behind, EIB Papers vol. 5, No. 1 (2000) |access-date=22 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327082206/http://www.eib.org/attachments/efs/eibpapers/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01_a03_en.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2009 }}</ref> The structure of production in the region reflects the transformation of the economy from agriculture to industry and services. The industrial sector relies on few large enterprises and the predominance of small and medium enterprises. In the [[research|applied research]] field, there are major institutes and enterprises involved in the fields of [[pharmaceutics]], [[biomedicine]], [[electronics]], [[aerospace]] and [[nuclear physics]]. The industrial infrastructure is dispersed throughout the region in industrial zones. The most important of these are: Val Pescara, Val di Sangro, Val Trigno, Val Vibrata and Conca del Fucino.

The [[province of Teramo]] is one of the most industrialized areas of Italy and of the region, with numerous small and medium-sized companies,<ref>[http://ricerca.gelocal.it/ilcentro/archive/ilcentro/2008/02/04/CR2PO_CR201.html Abruzzo, the number of companies grows]</ref> then follows the [[province of Chieti]] and that of [[Pescara]], which is also supported by [[tourism]]; the Val Vibrata ([[province of Teramo]]), on the border with the [[Marche]] region, is home to a myriad of small and medium-sized enterprises, especially in the textile and footwear sectors. The Val di Sangro (province of Chieti), on the other hand, is home to important multinationals and a factory belonging to the [[Fiat]] ([[Sevel]]) group. The area of [[Valle Peligna]] (province of L'Aquila) is also home to industries (the famous one of [[Sulmona]] sugared almonds), while other areas such as Pescara and Theatine are home to numerous industries, including multinationals (for example [[De Cecco]], [[Procter & Gamble]], Monti & Ambrosini Editori, Brioni, Ennedue and [[Miss Sixty]], mostly concentrated in the industrial district of Val Pescara in the province of Chieti).

===Agriculture===
[[File:Centerba.jpg|right|thumb|[[Centerba]], typical liquor of Abruzzo]]
Agriculture, based on small holdings, has modernised and produces high-quality products. The mostly small-scale producers are active in wine, [[cereal]]s, [[sugar beet]], potatoes, olives, vegetables, fruit and [[dairy product]]s. Traditional products are [[saffron]] and [[liquorice]]. By the late 20th and early 21st centuries, [[Montepulciano d'Abruzzo]], the region's most famous wine, had become one of the most widely exported DOC-classed wines in Italy.<ref name="Vino Italiano">J. Bastianich & D. Lynch ''Vino Italiano'' pg 280–283 Crown Publishing 2005 {{ISBN|1-4000-9774-6}}</ref>

The region produces about 850,000 [[quintal]]s of fruit, 5 million quintals of vegetables, 1,600,000 quintals of potatoes, and 5,000,000 quintals of grapes, produced both for eating and for winemaking; the latter is estimated at between 3 and 4 million hectoliters, with the production of wines such as [[Montepulciano d'Abruzzo]] in the red and cerasuolo (rosé) varieties, [[Trebbiano d'Abruzzo]], Pecorino and the Chardonnay; oil production, on the other hand, stands at 1,350,000 quintals of olives and 240,000 quintals of [[cooking oil|oil]] (''Aprutino Pescarese'', ''Pretuziano delle Colline Teramane'' and ''Colline Teatine''), figures that put Abruzzo in sixth place among the Italian regions; as regards cereals, the [[durum wheat]] with over 1.5 million quintals constitutes the main cereal, followed by [[soft wheat]] (one million quintals), then [[Hordeum vulgare|barley]] (0.5 million quintals ); other crops are also grown, among them [[beetroot]] (2,500,000 quintals), and [[tobacco]] (45,000 quintals).{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

===Tourism===

[[File:Campotosto_lake.JPG|thumb|right|Campotosto Artificial Lake]]
Tourism is an important economic sector;<ref name=":0" /> in the past decade, tourism has increased, mainly centered on its national parks and natural reserves,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/en/parchi-e-natura|title=Parchi e Natura &#124; Regione Abruzzo – Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio|website=www.abruzzoturismo.it|access-date=6 February 2022|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126210218/https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/en/parchi-e-natura|url-status=live}}</ref> ski and beach resorts,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/en/comprensori-sciistici-en|title=Comprensori sciistici &#124; Regione Abruzzo – Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio|website=www.abruzzoturismo.it|access-date=6 February 2022|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206131024/https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/en/comprensori-sciistici-en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/en/mare|title=Mare &#124; Regione Abruzzo – Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio|website=www.abruzzoturismo.it|access-date=6 February 2022|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205133831/https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/mare|url-status=live}}</ref> in particular along the [[Trabocchi Coast]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/en/costa-dei-trabocchi-en|title=Costa dei trabocchi &#124; Regione Abruzzo – Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio|website=www.abruzzoturismo.it|access-date=6 February 2022|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205205742/https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/costa-dei-trabocchi-en|url-status=live}}</ref> Abruzzo's castles and medieval towns,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/en/art-faith-and-culture|title=Art Faith and Culture &#124; Regione Abruzzo – Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio|website=www.abruzzoturismo.it|access-date=6 February 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125183342/https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/en/art-faith-and-culture|url-status=live}}</ref> especially in the area of [[L'Aquila]], have led to the creation of the nickname of "Abruzzoshire", along [[Tuscany]]'s "[[Chiantishire]]". In spite of this, Abruzzo is still "off the beaten path" for most visitors to Italy.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.italia.it/en/discover-italy/abruzzo.html|title=Abruzzo|work=Italian Tourism Official Website|date=21 December 2009|access-date=18 December 2015|archive-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114180529/http://www.italia.it/en/discover-italy/abruzzo.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Very popular with visitors from all over Italy and Europe are the natural parks of the [[geographical region|region]], such as [[Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/destinazioni/parco-nazionale-dabruzzo-lazio-e-molise|title = Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> [[Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/destinazioni/parco-nazionale-del-gran-sasso-e-monti-della-laga|title = Gran Sasso and Laga Mountains National Park &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> [[Maiella National Park]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/destinazioni/parco-nazionale-della-maiella-geoparco-unesco|title=Majella National park &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> and regional park [[Sirente Velino Regional Park]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/destinazioni/parco-naturale-regionale-del-sirente-velino|title = Sirente Velino Park &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> which every year see thousands of visitors attracted by their unspoiled nature and rare wild [[fauna]] and [[flora]] species such as Abruzzo chamois, with the region boasting many reserves and protected natural areas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/riserve-naturali-en|title=Riserve Naturali &#124; Regione Abruzzo – Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio|access-date=17 March 2023|archive-date=17 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317205149/https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/riserve-naturali-en|url-status=dead}}</ref> and lakes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/laghi-en|title=Laghi &#124; Regione Abruzzo – Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio|access-date=17 March 2023|archive-date=17 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317203643/https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/laghi-en|url-status=dead}}</ref> ([[Campotosto Lake]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/riserva-naturale-lago-di-campotosto-campotosto-aq|title=Riserva Naturale Lago di Campotosto – Campotosto (AQ) &#124; Regione Abruzzo – Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio|access-date=17 March 2023|archive-date=29 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329131240/https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/riserva-naturale-lago-di-campotosto-campotosto-aq|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Lago di Scanno]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/it/lago-di-scanno-aq|title=Lago di Scanno (AQ) &#124; Regione Abruzzo &#124; Dipartimento Sviluppo Economico – Turismo|access-date=17 March 2023|archive-date=17 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317202140/https://abruzzoturismo.it/it/lago-di-scanno-aq|url-status=dead}}</ref>). 
[[File:Gran Sasso National Park Landscape.jpg|thumb|right|[[Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park]]]]

In the inland mountain areas there are the ski resorts of [[Scanno, Abruzzo|Scanno]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/scanno-passo-godi|title = Scanno &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> [[Ovindoli]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/ovindoli-monte-magnola|title = Ovindoli &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> [[Pescasseroli]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/pescasseroli|title = Pescasseroli &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> [[Roccaraso]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/roccaraso-rivisondoli|title = Roccaraso &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> [[Campo Imperatore]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/campo-imperatore|title = Campo Imperatore &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> Campo Felice,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/campo-felice|title=Campo Felice &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> [[Rivisondoli]], [[Pescocostanzo]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/pescocostanzo|title=Pescocostanzo &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> and Pianoro Campitelli<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/pianoro-campitelli|title = Pianoro Campitelli &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> where winter tourism is highly developed and then you can play sports such as [[alpine skiing]], [[snowboarding]], [[ski mountaineering]], [[ski touring]], [[cross-country skiing]] and [[dog sledding]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skiabruzzo.com/skiing-in-abruzzo |title=Ski Abruzzo - Skiing in Abruzzo |website=www.skiabruzzo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209010913/http://www.skiabruzzo.com/skiing-in-abruzzo |archive-date=2012-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skiabruzzo.com/where-to-stay |title=Ski Abruzzo - Where to stay |website=www.skiabruzzo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209010734/http://www.skiabruzzo.com/where-to-stay |archive-date=2012-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skiabruzzo.com/ski-hire-equipment-rental-ski-schools |title=Ski Abruzzo - Ski Hire - Ski Schools - Equipment Rental |website=www.skiabruzzo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215082838/http://www.skiabruzzo.com/ski-hire-equipment-rental-ski-schools |archive-date=2013-12-15}}</ref> Other trails and facilities are in Passolanciano-Majelletta,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/passolanciano-majelletta|title = La Maielletta &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> Campo Rotondo,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/camporotondo|title=Campo Rotondo di Cappadocia &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> [[Campo di Giove]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/campo-di-giove|title = Campo di Giove &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> Piani di pezza,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/piani-di-pezza|title = Piani di pezza&#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> Voltigno,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/voltigno|title = Voltigno &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> Centomonti,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/centomonti|title = Centomonti&#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> Macchiarvana,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/macchiarvana|title=Macchiarvana &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> Monte Piselli<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/impianti-sciistici/monte-piselli|title=Monte Piselli &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio}}</ref> where winter tourism is highly developed and then you can play sports such as [[alpine skiing]], [[snowboarding]], [[ski mountaineering]], [[ski touring]], [[cross-country skiing]] and [[dog sledding]].
[[File:La_Costa_Dei_Trabocchi_-_panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|Trabocchi Coast, Fossacesia]]

Also of considerable importance is the summer coastal and seaside tourism, which sees the presence of numerous tourist bathing establishments equipped in various centers of the coast such as [[Montesilvano]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/montesilvano | title=Montesilvano &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> [[Pineto]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/pineto | title=Pineto &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> [[Roseto degli Abruzzi]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/roseto-degli-abruzzi | title=Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE) &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> [[Giulianova]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/giulianova | title=Giulianova &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> [[Alba Adriatica]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/alba-adriatica| title=Alba Adriatica &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> [[Tortoreto]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/tortoreto | title=Tortoreto &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> [[Francavilla al Mare]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/francavilla-al-mare | title=Francavilla al Mare &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> [[Ortona]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/ortona | title=Ortona &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> [[Vasto]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/vasto| title=Vasto &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> [[Martinsicuro]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/martinsicuro | title=Martinsicuro &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> [[Silvi Marina]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/en/destination/silvi | title=Silvi &#124; Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio }}</ref> and the [[Trabocchi Coast]].<ref name="auto1"/>
[[File:Santuario San Gabriele dell'Addolorata Abruzzo 03.JPG|thumb|right|[[St. Gabriel's shrine]]]]
Finally, tourism for historical and cultural purposes is also important, concentrated above all in the cities of [[Lanciano]], [[Chieti]], [[Teramo]], [[Vasto]], [[Giulianova]], [[Sulmona]], and above all [[L'Aquila]] which can boast many monuments, museums, castles and churches ([[St. Gabriel's shrine]]<ref>{{cite web |website = Abruzzo Turismo| url= https://abruzzoturismo.it/it/santuario-di-san-gabriele-delladdolorata-isola-del-gran-sasso-te | title=Santuario di San Gabriele dell'Addolorata – Isola del Gran Sasso (TE) | archive-date=17 March 2023 |language = it| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317203646/https://abruzzoturismo.it/it/santuario-di-san-gabriele-delladdolorata-isola-del-gran-sasso-te | url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Santa Maria di Collemaggio]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.abruzzoheritage.com/magazine/2001_06/0106_a.htm |title=Santa Maria di Collemaggio, L'Aquila|website=www.abruzzoheritage.com |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050308003334/http://www.abruzzoheritage.com/magazine/2001_06/0106_a.htm |archive-date=8 March 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>) of national importance; also [[Pescara]] despite being a modern city, boasts monuments, churches and museums of historical importance such as the [[Birthplace of Gabriele D'Annunzio Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abruzzoturismo.it/it/museo-casa-natale-di-gabriele-dannunzio-pescara|title=Museo Casa Natale di Gabriele d'Annunzio – Pescara &#124; Regione Abruzzo &#124; Dipartimento Sviluppo Economico – Turismo|access-date=17 March 2023|archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230317202140/https://abruzzoturismo.it/it/museo-casa-natale-di-gabriele-dannunzio-pescara|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the inland mountain areas there are [[I Borghi più belli d'Italia|ancient villages]], castles, hermitages, sanctuaries abbeys, and ancient churches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/en/borghi|title=Villages &#124; Regione Abruzzo – Dipartimento Turismo, Cultura e Paesaggio|website=www.abruzzoturismo.it|access-date=17 March 2023|archive-date=17 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317203700/https://www.abruzzoturismo.it/en/borghi|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
[[File:Abruzzo, travel poster for ENIT (LOC cph.3g12505).jpg|thumb|150px|right|Travel poster from the 1920s]]
Abruzzo has many small and picturesque villages, 26 of them have been selected by {{lang|it|[[I Borghi più belli d'Italia]]}} ({{langx|en|The most beautiful Villages of Italy}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/abruzzo/|title=Abruzzo|date=4 January 2017|access-date=1 August 2023|language=it|archive-date=2 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002215548/https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/abruzzo/|url-status=live}}</ref> a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/viaggi/2023/01/16/news/borghi_piu_belli_italia_14_nuovi_2023-383794441/|title=Borghi più belli d'Italia. Le 14 novità 2023, dal Trentino alla Calabria|date=16 January 2023|access-date=28 July 2023|language=it|archive-date=28 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128130709/https://www.repubblica.it/viaggi/2023/01/16/news/borghi_piu_belli_italia_14_nuovi_2023-383794441/|url-status=live}}</ref> that was founded on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://borghipiubelliditalia.it/|title=I Borghi più belli d'Italia, la guida online ai piccoli centri dell'Italia nascosta|access-date=3 May 2018|language=it|archive-date=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225095744/http://www.borghipiubelliditalia.it/index.php|url-status=live}}</ref> These villages are:
[[File:Veduta di Pacentro.jpg|thumb|[[Pacentro]] is one of "[[I Borghi più belli d'Italia|The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy]]".]]
* [[Abbateggio]]
* [[Anversa degli Abruzzi]]
* [[Bugnara]]
* [[Campli]]
* [[Caramanico Terme]]
* [[Casoli]]
* [[Castel del Monte, Abruzzo|Castel del Monte]]
* [[Castelli, Abruzzo|Castelli]]
* [[Città Sant'Angelo]]
* [[Civitella del Tronto]]
* [[Crecchio]]
* [[Guardiagrele]]
* [[Navelli]]
* [[Opi, Abruzzo|Opi]]
* [[Pacentro]]
* [[Palena, Abruzzo|Palena]]
* [[Penne, Abruzzo|Penne]]
* [[Pescocostanzo]]
* [[Pettorano sul Gizio]]
* [[Pietracamela]]
* [[Pretoro]]
* [[Rocca San Giovanni]]
* [[Santo Stefano di Sessanio]]
* [[Scanno, Abruzzo|Scanno]]
* [[Tagliacozzo]]
* [[Villalago]]