Map of Pescara, Italy

Pescara is a city in Abruzzo, Italy, with a population of about 119,554. It lies at 42.4584°N, 14.2028°E, about 4 m above sea level. Pescara is about 153 km (95 mi) northeast of Rome, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Montesilvano Marina, 8 km to the northwest.

Pescara at a glance

Where is Pescara?

• The 35th largest city in Italy by recorded population.
• The largest city in Abruzzo on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 04 min on the shortest day to 15 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Pescara

• Montesilvano Marina — 8 km northwest
• Chieti — 13 km south
• Lanciano — 30 km southeast
• Teramo — 47 km northwest
• Vasto — 57 km southeast
• San Benedetto del Tronto — 61 km northwest
• L'Aquila — 67 km west
• Ascoli Piceno — 68 km northwest
• Avezzano — 80 km southwest
• Civitanova Marche — 102 km north

Largest cities in Abruzzo

• Teramo — 54,338
• Montesilvano Marina — 53,275
• Chieti — 44,444
• Vasto — 41,409
• Avezzano — 37,808
• Lanciano — 34,791
• L'Aquila — 33,691

Largest cities in Italy

• Rome — 2,318,895
• Milan — 1,371,498
• Naples — 909,048
• Turin — 847,287
• Palermo — 648,260
• Genoa — 580,097
• Bologna — 394,843
• Florence — 367,150
• Bari — 316,491
• Catania — 311,584

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.