Manoppello is an Italian town with 6,700 inhabitants in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region, situated approximately 30 kilometers west of Pescara (Adria) and roughly 2 hours by car northeast of Rome.
Access to the church is barrier-free. However, to access the immediate vicinity of the sudarium behind the altar, there are stairs that must be overcome.
BY CAR
From Rome: Take the A 25 motorway towards Pescara, exit at Alanno-Scafa, and follow the signs to the “Santuario del Volto Santo” basilica.
From Pescara: Take the federal road Ss 5 (Tiburtina-Valeria) towards Popoli, exit at Ponte Alba, and follow the signs to the “Santuario del Volto Santo” basilica.
From Bologna: Take the A 14 motorway going south and then from Pescara take the A 25 towards Rome, exit at Alanno-Scafa, and follow the signs to the “Santuario del Volto Santo” basilica.
From Bari: Take the A 14 motorway going north and then from Pescara take the A 25 towards Rome, exit at Alanno-Scafa, and follow the signs to the “Santuario del Volto Santo” basilica.
BY BUS
From Rome: Departure from Tiburtina railway station forecourt to Pescara; in Pescara continue with the ARPA line bus going to Pescara-Manoppello-Serramonacesca.
www.gruppolapanoramica.it
www.arpaonline.com
www.regione.abruzzo.it/turismo
BY TRAIN
From Rome: Departure from Tiburtina railway station going to Pescara; get off at the Manoppello Scalo railway station.
From Pescara: Take the train going to Sulmona – Rome; get off at the Manoppello Scalo railway station.
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BY PLANE
Abruzzo International Airport (Aeroporto Internazionale d’Abruzzo) in Pescara
www.abruzzoairport.com
