Autumn is not yet here, the seaside is inviting. The costa dei trabocchi is a perfect itinerary in this weather. From Ortona, with its Aragonese castle and the relics of apostle Thomas, all the way to Punta Penna, the highest lighthouse along the Adriatic, to admire at San Vito Chietino the Eremo dannunziano, then near Fossacesia the abbey of San Giovanni in Venere, at Casalbordino, the Santuario della Madonna dei Miracoli, and in the hinterland Lanciano and Crecchio.

Inauguration today of the 23rd Rassegna dei cuochi del Sangro. This afternoon a Mass celebrated by archbishop Edoardo Menichelli in honor of San Francesco Caracciolo, patron of cooks, who was born here on 13 october 1563. A delegation of cooks from Sicily will offer the oil for the saint's lamp. On Saturday morning a young barman competition, in the evening a pasta-party. On Sunday at 17 a buffet prepared by the best cooks of the area.