Montesilvano is an underrated Italian town. There is more than meets the eye at first. There are…read moregood restaurants, nice shops along the busy main roads, a very nice beach, markets almost daily on the streets in the summertime. And then there is this beautiful promenade here.
It goes for miles and miles, you could walk southbound until you reach Pescara. In the North it ends where the big Hotel complexes are built along the beach. There's a pedestrian section, right along the beach. A lane especially for bikes. And of course the road for the cars. It's a nice thing to do in daytime. Enjoying the sun, visiting a restaurant, get some gelato along the walk or jump in the water in one of the many public sections. It can get quite hot for a walk in summer though.
The Promenade is even more fun in the evenings. In summer sections of the street will be completely closed for traffic on several days a week. Then the streets really belong to the pedestrians. It seems like the whole town gathers here then. Everybody has fun and is in good spirits. Fast food, gelato stalls, drink stalls. A good number of market stalls. Street performers, bands. They are all here. This Promenade comes really to life in the nighttime. At the northern end there is another market on weekends. One night there was even a small Oldtimer car-meeting happening on the closed street.
We enjoyed the walks here. Spend hours every evening. Never got boring, it's a fun thing to do. And in this town there are so few international tourists. Mostly locals and national visitors only. Makes the place feel so authentic. Loved it.
