If you’re drawn here for La Bandiera’s delicious, creative reinterpretations of local dishes, you may be surprised to find that the location equals the fine cuisine. Secluded and surrounded by greenery (it’s best to ask for directions before you set out!), the setting is yet another reason for choosing this restaurant. It was a love of cooking and of this region that persuaded Signora Anna many years ago to convert an old tobacco shop into a trattoria. From its early beginnings, the restaurant has grown from strength to strength, supported by hard work and research that has led it to becoming one of the Abruzzo’s leading restaurants, in which aromatic herbs grown in the kitchen garden add extra flavour to the house specialities. Alessio and Mattia Spadone are the third generation of the family that has run the restaurant ever since their grandmother founded it in the late 1970s, followed by their parents, Bruna and Marcello, who transformed it into the elegant, famous restaurant we see today.