Cyclists know that it's better to ride in the cool, especially in summer. So, the alarm is set for improbable hours, the bike is prepared, and the early hours of the day are taken advantage of, whether during a bike trip or for a daily excursion. It must be said that along the Vía Verde of the Costa dei Trabocchi, the landscape helps, and the sunrises accompanied by piers over the sea, trabocchi, and even a Little Mermaid make the few hours of sleep worth it.

Behind is the Palazzo Sirena with a sculpture on the facade representing the mythical fountain of the winds, and in front is the sea. In an ideal union, here is the pier—a reference and meeting point for many cyclists. So, off we go with the words of Gabriele d'Annunzio about Francavilla al Mare: “In the distance, in the clear sky, the silhouette of Francavilla is clear and graceful among the greenery; further away, soft violet hazes.” Not bad! And this is just the beginning.

The writer born in Pescara accompanies this poetic dawn ride with the view of the trabocchi on the pier in Marina di San Vito. The sun swells and heads towards the “land of the broom,” to use d'Annunzio's words.

Continuing along the bike path, here is one of the most iconic trabocchi along this stretch of coast—the Turchino. Always beautiful, more poetic at dawn or dusk, and above all, this one is recounted by Gabriele d'Annunzio. Sunsets on a bike along the Vía Verde.

At Trabocco Tufano, the winch used to "raise" the net is still in operation, with a mechanism reminiscent of the "trappeto a trabocco," the machinery used to press olives. From the replica of the equipment between land and sea, a probable origin of the term "trabocco" (besides "traboccare" meaning "to overflow" from the abundance of fish in the net).

All the trabocchi rest on rocks, and Le Morge is no exception. Its name, derived from the Latin "murex" meaning "rock, sharp stone," also recalls this. These structures appeared in the early 1600s when a group of Jews from various backgrounds—Spain, Germany, and France—arrived in these areas, abandoned at the time after the earthquake and tsunami of 1627. With the necessary renovations, they have survived to this day.

After passing Punta Aderci, head towards Vasto Marina where you will be greeted by the Little Mermaid. The Monument to the Bather has been on the Scaramuzza rock since 1979, the work of the Abruzzese sculptor Aldo D'Adamo.

Fuente: https://saporiabruzzo.it/consigli/alba-bici-con-trabocchi-e-sirenetta-21269