B&b Le Pietre Ricce

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The "pietre ricce" bed and breakfast, a comfortable detached house recently reconstructed in local stone, is located in the unique environment of the famous “curly stones” of Roccamontepiano, 131 Roma Road (Chieti – Abruzzo - Italy). This area of St. Rocco can be found within the foothills of the Majella National Park recognized Unesco World GeoPark, which is just one step from the ski resorts of Passo Lanciano and Maielletta. Furthermore, it is only a short distance from the Adriatic sea (Trabocchi Coast and Park of the Teatina Coast - beaches of Pescara, Francavilla, Ortona, San Vito Chietino, etc ..). The B&B is not far either from the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park. It is possible to accommodate 1 to 25 people in 3 connecting apartments or, if you prefer, completely separate and independent. Fresh breakfasts are available daily of croissants, homemade cakes, fresh fruit etc ... Meals of Abruzzo specialties can be delivered to the apartment on request. Average price per person: € 25,00 (inclusive of overnight stay, breakfast, bed linen and towels with the necessary changes, heating of the apartments, use of kitchens, refrigerators, ovens and other equipment, including washing machines, barbecue and open fireplace complete with wood, etc). The price is dependent on the time of year (high season and low season prices apply). Discounts are available for groups and/or prolonged stays, and for children under 3 years. Other services included in the price: TV in all bedrooms and living rooms, courtyard equipped with outdoor barbecue, large sun terrace, ample parking for cars, campers and buses. Also in this room you can surf the Internet for free (24 h in Wi-Fi). There will be no additional charges of any kind (except for only the bike rental and the additional cost for pets). Finally, this activity is authorized by the National Celiac hosting customers celiac. The accommodation on the ground floor has 2 private apartments, each of around 75 square meters, either connected or completely separate and independent, each comprised of: 2 private rooms with the ability to arrange as single beds or double beds, or both; 1 private bathroom; 1 private large living room/kitchen, equipped with traditional fireplace; 1 private courtyard of around 70 square meters, equipped with barbecue, gazebo, etc.. On the first floor there is another private apartment of around 100 square meters completely separate and independent, comprised of: 4 private rooms with the means to arrange as single beds or double beds, or both; 1 private bathroom; 1 private large living room/kitchen; 1 private outdoor sun terrace of around 60 square meters, equipped with barbecue, gazebo, etc.. Nearby tourist activities, traditions, religious and rural routes: 1) Majella National Park recognized Unesco World GeoPark 4 km; 2) Ski slopes PassoLanciano and MammaRosa-Maielletta 10 km; 3) Gran Sasso National Park and Laga Mountains 30 km; 4) Trabocchi Coastal Park and the Teatina Coast - Adriatic Sea (beaches of Pescara, Francavilla, Ortona, San Vito Chietino etc.) between 20 and 30 km; 5) Sanctuary of the Volto Santo of Manoppello 13 km; 6) Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano, 35 km; 7) Hermitages of Pope Celestine V (Holy Spirit, St. Onofrio, St. Bartholomew, St. John etc.) Between 5 and 30 km; 8) Water park Hot Lakes of Manoppello 15 km; 9) Rafting Abruzzo of Civitella Messer Raimondo 35 km; 10) Adventure Park Majella (adventures and fun) of Guardiagrele 15 km; 11) Golf Club of Miglianico 18 km; Tourist places and activities in Roccamontepiano and surroundings Roccamontepiano is only 20 kilometres far from the sea (Francavilla and Pescara), 10-15 kilometres from the mountain (Majella height 2100 m.), 20 kilometres from Chieti and its territorial district offers ample possibility choosing between two kind of tourism: Natural: vegetation and zoology in the National Park of Majella, centennial woods, chines, murelle, mouths, gorges, caves, spring waters, Alento river, sheep tracks, touring courses, Montepiano, equipped areas, pic-nic areas and panoramic point of view. Historical-Architectonic-Religious: museums, theatres, galleries, exhibitions, excavations and Roman temples, archaeologic sites, hermitages (Saint Onofrio and Saint Bartolomeo), churches (you have to visit the Saint Face’s sanctuary and the Saint Camillo De Lellis’s relic), Saint Liberatore a Maiella’s medieval abbey, convent Saint Francesco Caracciolo, towers, castles, cottages, historical villages, raw earth houses and Saint Pietro’s walls. Handmade: manufacturing of wrought iron, copper, ceramics, Maiella stone, textiles and laces, wood, wickers and the characteristic Roccamontepiano “curly stones”. Eno-gastronomic: itinerant festivals with typical cooking of Abruzzo, production of wines among the Roccamontepiano delicious “Vino Cotto” (cooked wine). Restaurants and capacities (Brancaleone, Villa Corsi, Hostaria di Pomaro, Parco dei Carpini pub and L’Asilo hostel). Summer and winter recreational: Saint Rocco’s festival, Saint Giovanni’s lights, Saint’s Domenico’s wolf and snakes, Saint Urbano’s banderesi, Saint Lorenzo’s nights, Saint Antonio’s bonfires, living cribs, characteristic dances of Abruzzo and musical shows. Roccamontepiano “The Garden of Majella” Roccamontepiano lies about 500 meters above the sea-level, extended at the foot of the travertine (calc-sinter) tableland of Montepiano. A village of about two thousand inhabitants, scattered on a very large territory gathered in a ten rural and historical quarters, far from each other some kilometres, of a myriad of houses colleted in centennial woods and among stones of Montepiano. A pleasant place, that every season of the year opens its own doors to the tourists. The tableland, the centennial woods, the huge lushness of spring waters, sheep tracks between hills in the vale and deep chines, make of this village a veritable “Garden of Majella”