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Extract from the Loreto Apruntino Travel Guides:
One of the most important market towns in the region is
LORETO APRUNTINO
, a quiet hilltop settlement with medieval origins 24km inland from Pescara. The labyrinthine old town is home to a score of
artisans' workshops
making knives, copper and iron pots and items in terracotta and decorated glass, which are open to the public (daily 4-7pm). Some tiny cantinas in the old town sell olive oil, for which the area has been awarded a DOP (
denominazione di origine protetta
) the equivalent of the DOC designation for wine. Loreto heaves with people on market day (Thursday) and in the evenings during the lat... read the whole Loreto Apruntino Travel Guides...
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