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Cities and towns in Abruzzo

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'''L'Aquila''' ( ; ; ) is the capital city of the region of Abruzzo in central Italy. With 70,421 inhabitants as of 2025, it is also the second-largest city in the region. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river, it is surrounded by the Apennine Mountains, with the Gran Sasso d'Italia to the north-east.

Pescara (; ; ) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surrounding metropolitan area). Located on the Adriatic coast at the mouth of the River Aterno-Pescara, the present-day municipality was formed in 1927 joining the municipalities of the old Pescara fortress, the part of the city to the south of the river, and Castellamare Adriatico, the part of the city to the north of the river. The surrounding area was formed into the province

Chieti (, ; , , ; ) is a city and comune (municipality) in Southern Italy, east of Rome. It is the capital of the province of Chieti, in the Abruzzo region.

Teramo (; ) is a city and comune in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.

Avezzano ( ; ) is a city and comune in the Abruzzo region, province of L'Aquila, Italy. It is the second most populous municipality in the province and the sixth in the region. It is the main commercial, industrial and agricultural centre of the Marsica area, with important high-tech industries and the Fucino Space Centre.

Sulmona (; ) is a comune (municipality) in the province of L'Aquila, in the Italian region of Abruzzo. It is located in the Valle Peligna, a plain once occupied by a lake that disappeared in prehistoric times. In the ancient era, it was one of the most important cities of the Paeligni and is known for being the native town of the Roman poet Ovid, of whom there is a bronze statue, located on the town's main road.

Montesilvano () is a city and comune of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Ortona (Abruzzese: ''''; ) is a coastal town and municipality of the Province of Chieti in the Italian region of Abruzzo, with some 23,000 inhabitants.

Lanciano (; ) is a town and comune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 33,944 inhabitants as of 2023. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic Miracle. Lanciano is located about from the Adriatic Sea in an elevated spot.

Vasto (Abruzzese: ''; , ) is a comune on the Adriatic coast of the Province of Chieti, in southern Abruzzo, Italy. During the Middle Ages it was called Guastaymonis, Vasto d'Aimone or Waste d'Aimone''. Fascist Italy called the city Istonio, but it was renamed Vasto in 1944.

Giulianova (Giuliese: '' ) is a coastal town and comune in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo region, Italy. The comune'' also has city () status, thus also known as Città di Giulianova.

Roseto degli Abruzzi

Francavilla al Mare

Civitella del Tronto

Manoppello (Abruzzese: '') is a comune in Abruzzo, in the province of Pescara, south-eastern Italy. thumb|left|Church of the Volto Santo di Manoppello'', housing the Manoppello Image|Holy Face image. It is famous for having a church which contains an image on a thin byssus veil, a sudarium, known as the Holy Face of Manoppello and which has been reputed to be identical to the Veil of Veronica. thumb|220px|Veil of Veronica. Other sights include is the Romanesque abbey of Santa Maria Arabona.

Castel di Sangro

San Benedetto dei Marsi

Controguerra (Abruzzese: ', ') is a comune (municipality) in the province of Teramo, in the Italian region of Abruzzo.

Tagliacozzo (Marsicano: '') is a town and comune'' in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Pacentro is a comune of 1,279 inhabitants of the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy. It is a well-preserved historic medieval village located in central Italy, several kilometers from the City of Sulmona about east of Rome. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Martinsicuro (former Roman town of or ) is a town and (municipality) in province of Teramo, Abruzzo, central Italy. It is located on the right of the mouth of Tronto River.

Città Sant'Angelo

Basciano is a town and comune in the province of Teramo, located in the Abruzzo region of east central Italy.

Corropoli (locally Currùppië) is a town and comune in Teramo province in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy. In recent years the town has had a population of just under 4000 individuals. The commune has approximately 1300 families and 1500 habitations. The gentilic for the town is Corropolesi. Corropoli takes its name from the word "Ripoli", an ancient neolithic settlement located nearby. These ruins were discovered by Concezio Rosa, a physician from Corropoli, in 1871. The patron saint of Corropoli is Saint Agnes. The commune has a density of approximately 170 individuals per square kilomete

Guardiagrele (; Abruzzese: ; ) is a town and comune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is in the foothills of the Maiella mountain at an elevation of around . Its population numbers about 10,000.

Pescasseroli (; or ) is a town and (municipality) in the province of L'Aquila, in southern Abruzzo, central-southern Italy.

Sant'Eusanio del Sangro

Spoltore (locally Spuldórë) is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy, with a population of c. 17,000.

Rocca San Giovanni

Atessa (locally ''L'Atésse'') is a municipality in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo, south-eastern Italy. It is part of the Val di Sangro mountain community. It is the largest municipality in the province by extension and eighth by population.

Taranta Peligna

Vacri is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.

Tortoreto (Teramano: '') is a coastal town and comune'' of the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Campli (Abruzzese: '') is a town and comune'' in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Pescina () is a township and comune in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy. It is a part of the mountain community Valle del Giovenco.

Loreto Aprutino

Alfedena (, Abruzzese: '') is a comune'' in the province of L'Aquila of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park in the upper Sangro valley, near the Monti della Meta mountain chain.

Cupello (Abruzzese: '') is a comune'' and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Casoli (Abruzzese: '') a comune'' and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Penna Sant'Andrea

Aielli (Abruzzese: '') is a comune'' and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the plain of the former Lake Fucino, in the Marsica.

Villamagna is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of south-eastern Italy.

Ateleta is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central-southern Italy. Alongside Ala, Onano, Orero and Siris, it is one of five Italian municipalities with a palindromic name.

Magliano de' Marsi

Carsoli (Marsicano: '') is a town and comune'' in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo (central Italy). The ancient Roman city lies southwest of the modern town.

Orsogna (Abruzzese: '') is a comune'' (municipality) and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

San Giovanni Teatino

Arsita is a medieval town and comune in Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy. It was called Bacucco until 1905. It is located in Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.

Alanno is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Montorio al Vomano

Comune in Abruzzo, Italy