Giulianova: Beaches, Harbor and City History

Giulianova brings together coast, harbor and city history. If you would like to alternate between the sea, outdoor activities and culture during your stay in Italy, you will find beaches, cycle paths, maritime traditions, painting, ceramics and Roman traces all meeting here. This combination is ideal for a trip where you can vary your daily plans according to your interests, alternating between the coast, outdoor activities and culture.

Beach and Cycle Path

The beaches of Giulianova have shallow water and fine sand. This can be an important consideration for families when planning a coastal day alongside cultural activities. A long cycle path runs along the Lungomare: it is called Pista ciclabile dei Tre Ponti or Bike to Coast. The section of the Ciclovia Adriatica in Giulianova is considered one of the most characteristic sections of this well-known cycle route.

Harbor Views and Local Forms

At the southern pier, Giulianova’s old harbor, you can go for a walk and see traditional wooden Caliscendi, which are used for small-scale fishing. From the harbor, there are views of the highest peaks of the Apennines, the Adriatic Sea and the dome of the Duomo di San Flaviano, the town’s landmark. The harbor thus brings together local maritime history and a distinctive urban panorama.

Art, Ceramics and Roman Traces

The Pinacoteca Vincenzo Bindi is a house museum within Giulianova’s municipal museum complex. Its collection covers more than three centuries of Neapolitan, southern Italian and Abruzzese painting. It also includes a ceramics collection with maiolica pieces from the 18th to the 20th century from the Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte, Ginori di Doccia and Castelli d’Abruzzo. Since 2001, the Torrione La Rocca has housed the archaeological section of Giulianova’s municipal museum complex. The archaeological museum preserves evidence of life in the Roman town of Castrum Novum Piceni. The Torrione La Rocca collection includes decorated oil lamps that were produced in Castrum, shipped from its harbor and reached the farthest parts of the Roman Empire. For interested non-specialists, this creates an accessible progression between individual works, materials and traces of historical life.

Cathedral and Urban Plan

The Duomo di San Flaviano was built entirely from terracotta between 1471 and 1525. It is the center of the urban plan of Giulia, an authentic ideal Renaissance city. Along the steep and scenic Via Retta or Bertolino runs a monumental Via Crucis. Together, these three elements give Giulianova’s cultural exploration a clear architectural and religious focus.

Arrival and Day Planning

Giulianova railway station has a ticket machine, a pedestrian underpass with an exit toward the seaside, a bar, a tobacconist and a bus station. For your arrival, you can plan to buy tickets there, use the exit toward the seaside and continue from the bus station. Giulianova has also received the Bandiera Blu award, an international certification confirming the environmental quality of tourist coastal destinations.

Further Destinations

Cerchiara, Miano, Basciano, Guardia Vomano, Controguerra, Arsita, Campli, Mutignano

To the higher-level travel overview: Teramo.