Friday 5th June 2026.
Rocca San Giovanni, Abruzzo,Italy
Today we visited a little hill town called Rocca San Giovanni. We had read that there were a couple of wine makers there and that we could purchase some Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, a red wine we quite like.
It was obvious we were in wine making country as vineyards stretched for miles. And a lovely sight it was 
.
The problem was we had, once again, got our timings wrong and though it was a Friday, nothing was open. We only saw two other people and they were visitors too!
But we were there now, so awandering we did go, hiding in the shade where possible.
Rocca San Giovanni is a cute little place with just one main street that runs either side of the square. It features in The Beautiful Villages of Italy book that we have been using for reference.
And rightly so because one half of this cute village is very pretty. Hats off to the residents who have very simply decorated their homes to bring a smile to the visiting public. Even the empty properties had some form of adornment.
The other side of the square hasn’t faired so well with only a few of the buildings showing some signs of love.
I would call it raw in it’s beauty and if we had found somewhere open we would have stopped for a drink or a bite to eat.
Anyway, moving on we drove down to the coast spotting a few of the Trabocchi – which this part of the coast is named after – large wooden fishing platforms fixed on stilts in the sea – many of which are now restaurants.
We chose a sweet little private Sosta right by the sea with a beach Meg was allowed on.
The sea was a bit rough so we just had a walk along it, spotting two Trabocchi either side of the beach.
There is a bar and restaurant on this little Sosta but as we had some steak in the fridge that needed to be used, we didn’t use them. Maybe next time.
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