In the zone of Alanno and Vasto there are very important chemical establishments. Some bauxite-field in the zone of Bussi needs extraction of the aluminium. Handicraft is important, too. We can remember the handicraft of ceramics, carpets, laces and knife-boxes. In the last year the tourism is a considerable factor for Abruzzo.
People visit the mountains the hills and the sea zone.
Unfortunately the new campings, hotels and touristic-village threaten the natural panorama. The river Tronto and other water-courses that descend from the mountains Gran Sasso and Maiella flow into the adriatic coast. The rivers Aterno-Pescara, Sangro and Trigno are rivers with torrential character and they draw the boundary line with Molise. The climate of Abruzzo is mediterranean and mild thanks to the sea. Inside the region the climate is continental with cold winters and very hot summers.