Casalbordino suits families and groups who want olive country with a long sandy beach on the Costa dei Trabocchi below the hill. Homes are in the countryside rather than on the seafront, so expect to drive to the Lido, the shops and the station.
Casalbordino is a hill town of around 6,000 people standing about 6 km back from the Adriatic, between the Osento and Sinello rivers. The old centre keeps stretches of wall, the palazzi Magnarapa and De Arcangelis and the church of San Salvatore. Down on the coast, Casalbordino Lido has a sand beach about 7.5 km long, a pine wood and a cycle and foot path towards Punta Aderci. The homes are scattered through the farmland around the town; several sleep six or more, and it is worth checking each listing for a private pool and garden. Olives and vines are still the local living, and the pilgrim trade to the sanctuary goes back to the 19th century.
A marine nature reserve nicknamed la piccola Normandia, reached from Casalbordino Lido on the coastal path for cyclists and walkers.
A nature reserve at Termini, the village by the Lido's bathing establishments on Casalbordino's own stretch of coast.
The town 17 km from Casalbordino; its Vasto Nord exit on the A14 motorway is also the one to use for Casalbordino.
Fly to Pescara, around 50 minutes from Casalbordino by car. The Casalbordino-Pollutri station at the Lido is on the Adriatic line, but by public transport the airport trip takes around two hours. A car is needed for these rural homes; use the A14 Vasto Nord exit.
Summer is for the Lido beach. The sanctuary of the Madonna dei Miracoli draws pilgrims each June, with the feast on the 10th and 11th. Winter visits suit walkers and olive country rather than the beach, and the patron saint's day falls on 26 December.
Yes. Casalbordino Lido has a sand beach of about 7.5 km, with water that deepens gradually, bathing establishments with full services and a pine wood along the coast. Remember the homes are inland, so you drive down to it.
It is a sanctuary in the Miracoli district of the municipality, linked to an apparition of the Virgin to a peasant, Alessandro Muzii, in 1576. It is a minor basilica, and D'Annunzio described it in The Triumph of Death.
For families with a car, yes. The Lido beach is sandy and shallow near the shore, and the homes have room to spread out; check each listing for a private pool and garden. Without a car, the rural houses become limiting.
Partly. Casalbordino-Pollutri station sits at the Lido on the Adriatic railway, but the homes are in the countryside, so you will still need a car or a taxi for the last stretch.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed November 2026.
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