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Pescara
The namesake and capital city of the province was reunited
with the sister city of Castellamare Adriatico, on the
other side of the Pescara River, in 1926.
Today it is the largest townin the region, with over
150,000 inhabitants.
As such, it was the site of much resort development
in the 1930s. However, bombings in World War Two very
nearly destroyed the town utterly and most of it has
been rebuilt since.
In fact, this province has been conquered a great
many times, spending much of the last few thousand years
under the control of various other provinces.
Pescara remains an important port and hosts ferries
that cross the Adriatic Sea in all directions. The
surrounding countryside is largely agricultural and
is home to nearly half a million other residents.
The major agricultural export of the region is olives
an olive oil, though there are a few local wines made.
Being an important ancient Roman port, Pescara is
still served by bus along two thousand year old roads.
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