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Panoramic View of Tortoreto – Tortoreto Alta Historic Center loop from Tortoreto
02:27
8.59km
200m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Last updated: August 8, 2026
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1.37 km
Tortoreto Alto Historic Village and Panoramic Views
Highlight • Settlement
Beautiful old town, with nice churches, worth a visit.
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2
1.47 km
Church of the Madonna della Misericordia
Highlight • Religious Site
According to tradition, it was built in 1348 as thanks to the Virgin of Mercy for the narrow escape from the terrible plague that raged throughout Italy in those years, the same one mentioned by Boccaccio in the Decameron.
The late Romanesque church was restored or rebuilt from scratch in the sixteenth century and a small hospital was added, which must have still existed at the beginning of the nineteenth century, as mentioned by the historian Nicola Palma from Teramo. The church has a very simple appearance on the outside, with lean and square walls and an apse with a nine-sided polygonal external plan.
The façade, with exposed brick and gabled roof, is characterized by a sober Renaissance portal. The interior has a single spacious nave divided into two lunette spans with a cross vault that is connected to the presbyteral space, slightly raised and to the vast apse by means of an arch.
The walls and the vault are frescoed with a cycle of frescoes, only partially preserved, which develops the theme of the Life of Jesus and the Redemption of Humanity, a work completed on 26 September 1526 by the Renaissance painter Giacomo Bonfini da Patrignone of Montalto Marche (1470 -1557).
The late Romanesque church was restored or rebuilt from scratch in the sixteenth century and a small hospital was added, which must have still existed at the beginning of the nineteenth century, as mentioned by the historian Nicola Palma from Teramo. The church has a very simple appearance on the outside, with lean and square walls and an apse with a nine-sided polygonal external plan.
The façade, with exposed brick and gabled roof, is characterized by a sober Renaissance portal. The interior has a single spacious nave divided into two lunette spans with a cross vault that is connected to the presbyteral space, slightly raised and to the vast apse by means of an arch.
The walls and the vault are frescoed with a cycle of frescoes, only partially preserved, which develops the theme of the Life of Jesus and the Redemption of Humanity, a work completed on 26 September 1526 by the Renaissance painter Giacomo Bonfini da Patrignone of Montalto Marche (1470 -1557).
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3
1.64 km
Tortoreto Historic Town Center
Highlight • Historical Site
sea and hills!
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4
1.78 km
World Skate Games Downhill – Tortoreto
Highlight • Trail
Coincidentally, the World Skate Games were taking place that day. The downhill discipline was held in Tortoreto. People went down the mountain on inline skates and luges.
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5
2.19 km
Panoramic View of Tortoreto
Highlight • Viewpoint
Beautiful panorama and beautiful village
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Tip by
6
2.25 km
Tortoreto Clock Tower
Highlight • Monument
Old walls, narrow streets and an excellent view. A charming destination.
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Tip by
7
2.34 km
Tortoreto Alta Historic Center
Highlight • Historical Site
After having pedaled a lot on the beautiful Tortoreto Lido cycle path, I decide to go up to Tortoreto Alta. A town rich in history and art awaits me after a challenging climb that should not be underestimated which takes me to 230 meters above sea level. Cyclists here are welcome, you can understand it from the assistance column and the illustrative picture complete with gpx to download online.
As soon as you arrive, you immediately notice its structure of a medieval village: a central fortress surrounded by high walls on which a magnificent tower rises the Clock Tower.
The tower, the access doors, the narrow streets, the bridge with the characteristic vaults, testify to the existence of the castle of Tortoreto. One of the reasons that brought me here is to fix the restaurant for tonight to taste the arosticini. I set a table for four and the owner explains to me that the historic center is divided into three parts: TERRAVECCHIA, TERRANOVA and the BORGO.
TERRAVECCHIA represents the most ancient nucleus of Tortoreto, rebuilt, in all probability, on the ruins of "Castrum Salini", it became a fortified castle with the drawbridge (of which the loopholes in the front of the Clock Tower remain), the walls, the towers, the underground passages and the palaces of the feudal lord, the churches and the houses of the nobles.
TERRANOVA was the new castle with few access gates, the towers at the corners of the city for defense and the narrow streets to allocate more space to the houses.
The BORGO developed outside the castle walls around 1400, on a ridge and perpendicular to the coast: it ended with a natural terrace overlooking the sea.
During the Middle Ages, Tortoreto became a fief under the Normans; Several feudal lords followed one another until the territory from the end of 1300 passed under the control of the Acquaviva dukes. At the end of their dominion, Tortoreto passed under the control of the Kingdom of Naples until 1860, the year of the unification of Italy. After the Middle Ages, the population reversed the migratory flow as there was no need to fortify itself. Therefore, construction began in the flat area of the coast and around 1800 the first settlement of Tortoreto Lido was built, along the current Via Carducci that leads from Tortoreto Alta to the sea.
The restaurateur invites me this evening to arrive a little earlier and visit the town, and above all not to forget the CHAPEL OF THE MADONNA DELLA MISERICORDIA, a real pictorial jewel.
In the evening I will have confirmation that what he said was true, the small village houses an authentic Renaissance pictorial jewel: the chapel of the Madonna della Misericordia, dedicated to San Nicola di Bari, the most valuable monument of the town.
The walk through the village is a pleasant discovery of panoramic points, medieval glimpses and a lot of hospitality offered by the numerous restaurants that, in the historic center closed to cars, set the tables along the road making everything magnificent.
#settepontiroadbiker #tortoretoalta #teramo #tortoretolido #terravecchia #terranova #castrumsalini #sannicoladibari
As soon as you arrive, you immediately notice its structure of a medieval village: a central fortress surrounded by high walls on which a magnificent tower rises the Clock Tower.
The tower, the access doors, the narrow streets, the bridge with the characteristic vaults, testify to the existence of the castle of Tortoreto. One of the reasons that brought me here is to fix the restaurant for tonight to taste the arosticini. I set a table for four and the owner explains to me that the historic center is divided into three parts: TERRAVECCHIA, TERRANOVA and the BORGO.
TERRAVECCHIA represents the most ancient nucleus of Tortoreto, rebuilt, in all probability, on the ruins of "Castrum Salini", it became a fortified castle with the drawbridge (of which the loopholes in the front of the Clock Tower remain), the walls, the towers, the underground passages and the palaces of the feudal lord, the churches and the houses of the nobles.
TERRANOVA was the new castle with few access gates, the towers at the corners of the city for defense and the narrow streets to allocate more space to the houses.
The BORGO developed outside the castle walls around 1400, on a ridge and perpendicular to the coast: it ended with a natural terrace overlooking the sea.
During the Middle Ages, Tortoreto became a fief under the Normans; Several feudal lords followed one another until the territory from the end of 1300 passed under the control of the Acquaviva dukes. At the end of their dominion, Tortoreto passed under the control of the Kingdom of Naples until 1860, the year of the unification of Italy. After the Middle Ages, the population reversed the migratory flow as there was no need to fortify itself. Therefore, construction began in the flat area of the coast and around 1800 the first settlement of Tortoreto Lido was built, along the current Via Carducci that leads from Tortoreto Alta to the sea.
The restaurateur invites me this evening to arrive a little earlier and visit the town, and above all not to forget the CHAPEL OF THE MADONNA DELLA MISERICORDIA, a real pictorial jewel.
In the evening I will have confirmation that what he said was true, the small village houses an authentic Renaissance pictorial jewel: the chapel of the Madonna della Misericordia, dedicated to San Nicola di Bari, the most valuable monument of the town.
The walk through the village is a pleasant discovery of panoramic points, medieval glimpses and a lot of hospitality offered by the numerous restaurants that, in the historic center closed to cars, set the tables along the road making everything magnificent.
#settepontiroadbiker #tortoretoalta #teramo #tortoretolido #terravecchia #terranova #castrumsalini #sannicoladibari
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7.65 km
843 m
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