Where is Rocca di Sotto?
Navigation system
Navigation coordinates Rocca di Sotto: X 13.828793 Y 42.47521
We advise you to bring also a road map with you.
Because we experience a lot of rain and snow during the winter months the roads suffer damage and there are potholes in some of the roads leading to Rocca di Sotto.
Description
By car from A14 Ancona/Bari
Rocca di Sotto is located in the little village Roccafinadamo. This is approximately 40 kilometres from the highway (A14/E55) exit Citta Sant Angelo. After the exiting the motorway turn right onto the main road. At the roundabout, continue straight (2nd exit) to Castilenti / Castiglione Messer Raimondo. Follow this road for approximately 17 km. At the roundabout in the village Quattro Strade, continue straight (2nd exit) and also the next roundabout continue straight (2nd exit) to Castilenti / Castiglione Messer Raimondo. At the end of this road turn left and after 1 km in the village Piane at the roundabout take the first right. After a few km. turn left to San Giorgio and follow this road about 7 km. At the end of the road turn right to Roccafinadamo / Arsita. Follow this road about 2 km. and you arrive in Roccafinadamo. Continue from (*)
By car from A24 Rome
There are two options:
If you arrive from the A24, follow the highway A25. Turn off at Villanova and follow directions for Penne. Go through Penne on the SS81 and turn left in San Rocco village towards Farindola/Arsita. Follow this road for approximately 17 kilometres. Continue from (*) The other option is to take the exit at the highway A24 and turn off before the tunnel at Assergi and then over the mountains of the Gran Sasso National Park to Farindola. It’s a beautiful route, but we do not recommend this route in the spring because of the possibility of a closed road (snow). Continue from (*)
Fly to Pescara
Ryan Air flies from Frankfurt Hahn, Düsseldorf (Weeze), Charleroi (Brussel) and London. Pescara Airport is 45 km (1 hour drive) from Roccafinadamo. You may be able to find a reasonable rental car deal through the company “Hertz” who offer cheap rentals in collaboration with RyanAir.
Drive from the airport Pescara
Turn left out of the airport and follow the road to the roundabout (in the middle is an old plane) take the second exit on the left and enter the SS6 motorway; direction Ancona.Stay on this road for a few km and then take the exit for Spoltore. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit; direction Spoltore. Keep following the main road and turn right at the end of the road. Drive through the town Spoltore , following the main road towards Cappelle sul Tavo. In the town Cappelle sul Tavo turn sharply to the left before the viaduct towards Penne. At the roundabout go straight ahead and continue to follow the SS 151 for approximately 17 km. Drive through the town Loreto Aprutino. After 6 km. you arrive in Penne, at the roundabout turn to the right. Drive through the town to San Rocco where you turn left towards Farindola/Arsita. Follow this road for approximately 17 kilometers. Continue from (*)
Fly to Rome
There are two airports in Rome: Ciampino Airport and Fiumicino Airport. You may be able to find a reasonable rental car deal through the company “Hertz” who offer cheap rentals in collaboration with RyanAir.
From Rome it is approximately 200 km to our little town of Roccafinadamo. There are various bus companies offering services from Rome airports to Chieti or Pescara, which are about 40 km from Roccafinadamo. A reliable and affordable company you might want to consider is www.prontobusitalia.it. From Chieti or Pescara you can take the bus to Penne. However, the buses to and from Penne to Roccafinadamo only run in the morning. We recommend that you travel by car.
Fly to Ancona
Ryanair also flies from Brussels to Ciampino and Weeze (Düsseldorf) to Ancona. Ancona is about 170 km drive from our campsite Rocca di Sotto in Roccafinadamo.
(*)
When you arrive in Roccafinadamo follow the road until it bends to the right at the pizzeria/trattoria Bacco and Tabacco. Turn left at this bend and you’ll pass between 2 old houses a slightly steep road down to the campsite. At the bottom of this road you will arrive at “Rocca di Sotto“. Please park the car at the top of the campsite at the parking lot. Walk down to the reception on the bottem of the campsite to sign in.