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Piazza del Duomo AquilaPiazza del Duomo is the largest and most important of the squares of the Aquila. Heart of religious power, in contrast to Piazza del Palazzo, the seat of political power, it is the social and cultural center of the city, as well as a meeting point for the people of L'Aquila and seat of the main city events. It has also housed the city market since 1303. Its considerable size - 140 meters on the long side and 70 meters on the short side, for a total of about one hectare in width - make it one of
Forte SpagnoloForte Spagnolo is a fortress of the Aquila, built during a grandiose project of military strengthening of the territory that took place during the Spanish domination in southern Italy in the first half of the sixteenth century: never used for purposes war, it was used in the seventeenth century as the residence of the Spanish governor and later as accommodation for French soldiers in the nineteenth century and German soldiers during the last world war, while in 1902 it was declared a national mo
Basilica di Santa Maria di CollemaggioThe basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio is a religious building of the Aquila , located just outside the city walls , on the homonymous hill. Founded in 1288 at the behest of Pietro da Morrone - crowned pope here with the name of Celestino V on 29 August 1294 - it is considered the highest expression of Abruzzo architecture , as well as the symbol of the city and was declared a national monument in 1902.
National Museum of Abruzzo - MUNDAOne of the unique location which shows the thousand-year history of one of the quietest, most reserved and at the same time hospitable regions of Italy. A region characterized by the wonders of nature and good food could only have very deep cultural roots, explicitly visible in the different rooms of this museum. It has a lot of artworks, wooden and terracotta sculptures, paintings, and contemporary arts in its collections.
Monte San FrancoThe Monte San Franco is a mountain massif of the Gran Sasso of Italy, located on the extreme north-western foothills of the mountain, along the western ridge, within the Gran Sasso National Park and Monti della Laga . Located between the towns of L ' Aquila and Pizzoli, it takes its name from Franco da Assergi, saint and hermit of these places and the Vomano river originates from the slopes, one of the longest in Abruzzo.
Gruppo montuoso di Monte Ocre-Monte CagnoThe Monte Ocre-Monte Cagno mountain range is a short internal mountain ridge of the central Apennine of Abruzzo , located in Abruzzo , in the province of L'Aquila , within the Sirente-Velino chain and the homonymous Sirente-Velino regional natural park. The typical aspect of this ridge is that it is totally devoid of vegetation on the south-west side and almost completely bare even on the north-east side with greater height difference.
Capannelle PassThe Capannelle Pass is a mountain pass in Italy. It sits at an altitude of 1300 meters above sea level in the Province of L'Aquila in Italy's Abruzzo Region. It is located on the Italian State Highway 80 which passes near the Gran Sasso in the Apennines. One of the picturesque locations in this area and it is famous among the tourists. The rain and the snow showers increases the beauty of this location. The Capannelle Pass is an important transportation point linking the Province of Teramo with
Funivia del Gran Sasso D'ItaliaThe Funivia del Gran Sasso D'Italia is a cable car that connects the tourist resort of Fonte Cerreto to the western side of Campo Imperatore, in the heart of the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif. The valley station is located a short distance from the original from 1934 , which was converted into a restaurant. The mountain station is located between the hotel in Campo Imperatore. One of the famous tourist destinations in this area and also the re are so many activities in this area.
Pizzo CefaloneThe Pizzo Cefalone is a mountain of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, a mountain group of the Apennines in Italy. The limestone summit structure rises above its steep grass slopes from the south to a height of 2533 m. Pizzo Cefalone is on hiking trail no.1 of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, which leads along the southern ridge from Campo Imperatore to Lake Provvidenza. Between Monte Portella and Pizzo Cefalone lies the top of the pass “La Portella” , over which you can come from Assergifrom the basin of the "C
Monte ScindarellaThe Monte Scindarella is a top of ' Apennines in Abruzzo, located at an altitude of 2237 meters above sea level in the dorsal south-west corner of the Gran Sasso of Italy, within the territory of the municipal territory of Aquila. It constitutes the top of the ridge that extends southwest of Campo Imperatore, straddling the plateau and the Assergi valley, popularly known as the Cold Valley. One of the nice trekking destinations and also it is considered one of the easiest peaks of the massif to
Stiffe CavesThe Stiffe caves are a complex of karst caves located near Stiffe, in the territory of the municipality of San Demetrio ne 'Vestini ( AQ ), in Abruzzo, included within the Sirente-Velino regional natural park. Testimony of an active resurgence unique in Italy made accessible to the public since 1991, today they constitute one of the main naturalistic sites in the L'Aquila area, registering over 40,000 presences annually.
Monte PortellaThe Monte Portella is a mountain of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, a mountain group of the Apennines in Italy. It lies between the Sella di Monte Aquila and the La Portella saddle, which separates it from the striking neighboring summit, Pizzo Cefalone, to the west. The Monte Portella thus limits the Gran Sasso d'Italia to the south. It can be reached via several easy hiking trails from Campo Imperatore and from there you have further tour options, for example on the Pizzo Cefalone and further in the
Lago SinizzoThe Sinizzo Lake is a small lake , located in Abruzzo , in the province , within the territory of the municipality of San Demetrio ne 'Vestini , just outside the village of the country. Together with the Lakes of Bagno and Lake Vetoio , they represent the largest bodies of water in the Aterno Valley . Frequent destination of L'Aquila vacationers and tourists at the weekend thanks to the pleasant environment surrounded by grassy banks, woods and willows and equipped for the bivouac.
Campo Felice S.p.A.Campo Felice is a beautiful karstic plateau in the central Appennines, included in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy. It is geographically bounded by the Velino-Sirente chain, with the other plains of Piani di Pezza and Altopiano delle Rocche located nearby. Campo Felice is situated at some 1500 m above the sea level, and has the shape of a basin. Vegetation is scarce, mostly composed by beech woods in the surrounding mountains slopes.
Monte CorvoThe Mount Corvo is the fourth summit of the massif of the Gran Sasso of Italy, located in the northern part of the massif, between the lace of Intermesoli east, the western ridge of the Gran Sasso to the west, and Field Dangers in the south. Lying largely in the territory of the municipality of Fano Adriano, on its slopes, there are deep valleys of glacial origin such as the Chiarino Valley and the Venacquaro Valley. It is a lonely, mighty, isolated mountain with a long ridge, not easy to reach
Appennino CentraleThe Central Apennines are characterized by a rich diversity of ecosystems and wildlife. Among the most important habitats are its beech woods, open hillsides and alpine grasslands. The Apennines is the second main mountain range of Italy and stretches for hundreds of kilometers from the north to the south along the Country’s main axis. These mountains are one of the last refuges of the big European predators such as the Italian wolf and the marsican brown bear, now extinct in the rest of Centra
Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della LagaThe Gran Sasso National Park and Monti of the Laga, established in 1991, is one of the largest in Italy. It extends over the majority in Abruzzo and to a lesser extent in the adjacent areas of Lazio. The park contains three mountain ranges – the chain of the Gran Sasso of Italy, the massif of Laga, the Mountains Gemelli – and is characterized by the presence of the highest peak of the Corno Grande, which reaches 2912 meters.
Lago di ProvvidenzaThe Provvidenza lake is an artificial lake located along the state road 80 of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, in the territory of the municipality of L'Aquila, near the Ortolano hamlet of the municipality of Campotosto, built by blocking the course of the Vomano river with a 52.2 m high dam. It is part of the mountainous massif of the Gran Sasso d'Italia and falls within the homonymous park.
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Basilica of San BernardinoThe Basilica of San Bernardino is a religious building of the Aquila, located in the quarter of Santa Maria. It was built, with the adjacent convent, between 1454 and 1472 in honor of St. Bernardino of Siena, whose remains are kept inside the mausoleum of the Saint built by Silvestro dell'Aquila. The facade, erected in the following century by Cola dell'Amatrice with Michelangelo's influences, is considered the highest expression of Renaissance architecture in Abruzzo.