Centrally located on the Abruzzo Adriatic coast, Francavilla al Mare is the gateway to Parco della Maiella and Costa dei Trabocchi. With its seven kilometres of sandy coastline, it sits within a striking landscape that stretches from the Maiella mountains and the Gran Sasso massif to the gentle hills that slope down towards a fine golden beach and a sea that fades from sky blue to deep azure, earning it the name “Pearl of the Adriatic”.
In Francavilla al Mare, you can go to the beach with your pet, both at some beach clubs specially equipped to welcome dogs and cats, and on designated stretches of free beach.
The free beaches offering this service are identified each year in the municipal ordinance, with specific areas and set times. The resolution for the 2026 season allows access to the following stretches of free beach:
Access to the beaches and transit along the 5-metre strip from the shoreline are, in any case, permitted from 6.00 am to 9.00 am and from 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm along the entire town beach.
Gabriele D’Annunzio also celebrated the beauty of this place, describing Francavilla al Mare in lyrical and evocative tones as a place “clear-cut, graceful, with soft violet mists fading into the distant green”. It is a description that enhances the landscape and the interplay of contrasts between the clarity of its forms, the green of the vegetation and the delicate violet hues of the horizon, typical of twilight hours or light mists over the sea.
The sea of Francavilla is considered among the most beautiful on the entire Adriatic coast, while its clean, fully equipped beaches make the destination ideal for families seeking peace, comfort and high-quality services, without missing out on the many entertainment opportunities offered by its rich summer calendar.