When to go

Abruzzo in May

Across the 73 Abruzzo towns we hold, May averages 20 degrees by day and 10 at night, with about 14 days of rain. The sea off the 8 coastal towns sits around 19 degrees. Measured 2020–2024.

Where to go in May

Picked by a rule, not by mood: the weather in the comfortable band, our own editorial verdict on the town, a festival that month, and a sea worth swimming in. The reason is printed under each one.

Somewhere else, or some other month

Next door in May: Marche, Lazio, Molise.

Abruzzo through the year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Or the whole country: Italy in May, and every town in Abruzzo.

The Sunday letter

The 1,000 Italian towns most travelers skip.

Every Sunday we send one letter. The week's town, what is worth eating there, and when to turn up. It is free, and you can leave whenever you like.

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