Catignano (PE) · 350 m
Getting to Catignano
A hilltop village 31 km from Pescara. The festival fills the old town around Piazza Marconi, and in the evening you can really only get here by car: roads, parking and shuttle are all below.
Directions to Piazza Marconi
By car
Journey times in free-flowing traffic to Piazza Marconi. During the festival the old town is closed to cars: the last stretch is on foot from a parking area.
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From Pescara Centrale
Asse Attrezzato, SS 81 and SR 602
31 km about 32 min
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From the A14/A25 Pescara Ovest–Chieti exit
22 km about 24 min
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From Abruzzo Airport
28 km about 36 min
Where to park
There are no official car parks: no edition has ever published any. These are candidate areas, still to be agreed with the town council and the Pro Loco.
Santa Irene sports centre
To be confirmedPossible parking area, not official. About 600-700 m on foot from the centre, uphill. To be confirmed with the Pro Loco.
Sports field on Via Dante Alighieri
To be confirmedPossible parking area, not official. To be confirmed with the Pro Loco.
Where I parked
As soon as you get out of the car, save the spot: at the end of the night we'll take you back to it, from the festival map too.
Your position stays on this phone: we don't send it anywhere.
Road closures and alternating traffic
2024 precedent · 2026 to be confirmedThe 2026 traffic orders have not been published yet: in 2024 they came out three days before the festival. This is how it went in 2024, the last documented precedent.
Friday 2024 17:00 – 03:00 To be confirmed
Saturday 2024 17:00 – 05:00 To be confirmed
Source: Ordinanza 71/2024 · Ordinanza 70/2024
Old town closed to traffic
All the festival streets were closed to traffic and parking, residents included: from 17:00 to 03:00 on Friday, from 17:00 to 05:00 on Saturday.
Via Belvedere (SR 602) with alternating traffic
Alternating one-way traffic controlled by traffic lights, at 30 km/h, with no parking and tow-away on one side from 16:00, and volunteers on watch. The reason: the “usual” queues from Pescara and Chieti.
The order also allowed the festival to be postponed in bad weather.
What the weather is like in November
The weather
What it's usually like
On early November evenings Catignano averages 11 °C at 21:00 and 9 °C at midnight, and it rains about one evening in 5.
The forecast becomes available 15 days before the festival.
Dress in layers and wear shoes that grip on wet stone.
Accessibility
The old town is beautiful but awkward: stone, slopes and lots of people. Better to know before you come.
Stone setts
Corso Umberto I, Via Roma and Piazzetta della Posta are paved with stone setts: uncomfortable for wheelchairs and pushchairs, and slippery in the rain.
Slopes
From Piazza Marconi to the east square it is almost flat: −6 m over 218 m, about 3%. Towards Madonna delle Grazie it goes down at about 7%.
A few tips
- With a wheelchair or pushchair, stay on the Piazza Marconi – east square axis: it is the flattest stretch.
- Come as soon as the stands open: with fewer people it is easier to get around.
- There is a drinking water fountain in Piazzetta della Posta.
- Toilets, first aid and the info point: their 2026 locations are still to be confirmed by the Pro Loco. To be confirmed
Within 1.5 km of Piazza Marconi, OpenStreetMap shows no cash machines or pharmacies: bring what you need.
Where to stay
Coming from far away? visitcatignano.it, the town's tourism website, lists B&Bs and glamping. The Pro Loco also runs a “where to stay” phone service.