Teramo - Italie

Town hall

The cathedral

Teramo is a city of the Abruzzo region, located in the northern part, in a hilly area below the slopes of the Gran Sasso, which slopes down towards the coast with a rich vegetation of vineyards and olive groves. Its geographical position allows it to be just 25 km from the sea and 30 km from the mountains.

It is located about 263 metres above sea level, its area is 151.88 km ², its population is 54,957.

25 Km. from the sea

30 Km from the mountain.

The city lies at the confluence of the river Tordino Vezzola that wrap around its historical center.

Being situated in a deep hollow, the semi-continental climate is temperate, temperatures in the coldest month (January) are around 5.5 ° C and the warmest(July) on the 25 ° C, with an excursion of almost 20 ° C; precipitation, which are around 800 mm per year, are concentrated mainly in the early fall(September-October).

Given its location in the heart of a shallow valley in the summer episodes of intense heat and muggy stagnant are not uncommon.

City in constant evolution, which is trying to change his appearance and his economic situation in many respects, Teramo has changed from purely agricultural tradition to an industrial and scientific reality, as evidenced by the presence in the territory of the 'Laboratory of Nuclear Physics', the largest in the world, the Astronomical Observatory of Collurania, and the Institute Zooprophylactic.