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Abruzzo

L'Aquila, the Gran Sasso and Rocca Calascio

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Photo: Gran Sasso Corno Grande - panoramio — maury3001, CC BY 3.0

At a glance

What the app holds for this region, counted from its own data.

  • 14 towns
  • 58 places to see
  • 47 free to enter
  • 13 festivals
  • 1 place to see in a UNESCO World Heritage site
  • 4 small towns with a ready-made walk

Top highlights in Abruzzo

In the app each one opens as a reel of photos, with directions and a way to its town.

  • Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio

    L'Aquila

    A basilica founded in 1288 by Pietro da Morrone, who was crowned pope here as Celestine V in 1294; it keeps his remains and a Holy Door opened every year for the Perdonanza.

    Photo: L'Aquila - view upstairs - panoramio — globalquiz.org, CC BY 3.0

  • Fontana delle 99 cannelle

    L'Aquila

    A monumental fountain of 93 stone masks and six single spouts; tradition says the 99 stand for the castles that took part in founding L'Aquila in the 13th century.

    Photo: L'aquila, fontana delle 99 cannelle, 02 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0

  • Castello di Rocca Calascio

    Calascio

    A castle at 1,464 metres in Rocca Calascio: the ruins of its older upper part and a lower part, partly restored, now one of the symbols of Abruzzo.

    Photo: Rocca di Calascio - panoramio — pietro scerrato, CC BY 3.0

  • Lago di Scanno

    Scanno

    A mountain lake at 922 metres, formed by an ancient landslide from Monte Rava that dammed the river Tasso; from some viewpoints it looks heart-shaped.

    Photo: Vista del Lago di Scanno — Evvemoscia, CC0 1.0

  • Fortezza di Civitella del Tronto

    Civitella del Tronto

    A fortress about 500 metres long on the rocky ridge above Civitella del Tronto: the last stronghold of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, which surrendered on 20 March 1861.

    Photo: Civitella del Tronto-Entrata superiore - panoramio — maury3001, CC BY 3.0

  • Campo Imperatore

    Santo Stefano di Sessanio

    A vast plateau of glacial and karst origin, between 1,500 and 2,100 metres, in the heart of the Gran Sasso massif.

    Photo: Campo Imperatore with il Corno Grande in the background - Gran Sasso 2 — Bouke ten Cate, CC BY 4.0

Small towns to discover

Small towns worth the detour, each on a published list and each with a short walk. In the app each has a ready-made walk, one stop at a time, past the town's checked places.

  • Scanno
  • Santo Stefano di Sessanio
  • Civitella del Tronto
  • Navelli

14 towns in the app

  • L'Aquila
  • Pescara
  • Sulmona
  • Scanno
  • Santo Stefano di Sessanio
  • Calascio
  • Atri
  • Chieti
  • Vasto
  • Lanciano
  • Civitella del Tronto
  • Teramo
  • Opi
  • Navelli