(about a two and a half hour ride). Trolleybus A trolleybus automatic steering system line connecting the city center with its strategic points like Pescara Centrale railway station and the Abruzzo International Airport and other nearby cities is being built. Notable people Federico Caffè (1914–1987), economist Andrea Caldarelli (1990–), racing driver Giada Colagrande (1975–), actress and film director Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863–1938), poet, novelist and politician Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (1969–), opera singer Giovanni De Benedictis (1968–), retired race walker Eusebio Di Francesco (1969–), Football Manager of Cagliari Calcio Ennio Flaiano (1910–1972), screenwriter, novelist, journalist Francesco Panzieri (1985–), visual effects artist Stefano Pessina (1941–), business man and Executive Chairman of Alliance Boots Stefano Prizio (1988–), footballer Sara Serraiocco (1990–), actress Floria Sigismondi (1965–), Canadian photographer and director Enzo Trulli (2005–), racing driver and son of Jarno Trulli Jarno Trulli (1974–), former Formula One driver Marco Verratti (1992–), Italian footballer Twin towns Pescara is a twin city with: Arcachon, France Miami Beach, United States Lima, Peru Split, Croatia Brescia, Italy Casale Monferrato, Italy See also Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne Museo d'Arte Moderna Vittoria Colonna Birthplace of Gabriele D'Annunzio Museum Museo Paparella Treccia Devlet References External links Official website Pescara Airport Università D'Annunzio Coastal towns in Abruzzo Mediterranean port cities and towns in Italy Port cities and towns of the Adriatic Sea