10 Things to do in Atri That You Shouldn't Miss

The Cul.Tur.A 'Association, Culture, Tourism and Environment, was born in Atri in 2007 to promote local tourism. Through experiential tours and dedicated events enhances the cultural, artistic and environmental heritage of Atri, city of art and Queen of the hills of Abruzzo.

Travel and Food Experience immersed in the heart of the Calanchi di Atri Reserve. Excursions, Experiences, Events, Guided Tours, Laboratories; Cooking Class, Team Building, Foraging

The Nature Reserve "Calanchi di Atri" (Badlands of Atri), estab­lished in 1995, covers 390 hec­tares, spreading from the valley floor of the Piomba stream at 104 mt above the sea level to the Colle della Giusti­zia (Justice HiIl) at 468 meters above the sea level. The biodi­versity and geological diversity of the bad­lands make the agricultural landscape a unique natural heritage site and an area of great national importance. The badlands, known also as "Dantesque pits of hell” or “devil's scratches" called in dialect "li Ripe" (escarpments), thanks to their imposing architecture, are one of the most fascinating aspects of the Adriatic coastal landscape. Past deforestation and pastures has brought to the surface clay soils, which, eroded by the alternation of periods of rain and drought, produce these particular forma­tions.

Azienda di 26 ettari, di proprieta della famiglia sin dal 1912, e situata ad Atri, in Abruzzo, nel cuore della Riserva Naturale dei Calanchi, a 339 mt. s.l.m., esposta da un lato, verso il Mare Adriatico, che dista 7 Km, e dall'altro lato, verso le vette maestose del Gran Sasso, a 40 Km. La tenuta, posizionata su un crinale, quasi come fosse un'illusione ottica, sembra sfidare le leggi di gravita