Is Ortona safe? Italy travel risk
Is Ortona safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ortona scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Italy Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 10 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ortona scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Italy (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ortona: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (42/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
In the Abruzzo territory, Ortona is established at 42.3557° N, 14.4036° E. It lies 165.1 km WSW relative to Rome. Time zone observed: Europe/Rome.
Abruzzo
42.3557° N, 14.4036° E
72 m
Europe/Rome
22,209
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ortona happened in February, March and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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