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Rocca di Calascio (263)
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Abruzzo
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42° 7′ N, 13° 57′ E

Description

Abruzzo is a region in central Italy, its western border lying less than 80 km east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east.

Geographically, it is more of a central than southern region, though ISTAT (the Italian statistical authority) considers it part of Southern Italy, a vestige of Abruzzo’s historic association with the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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Map: Abruzzo
Map: Abruzzo

List of sights
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Cocullo (251) Festa dei serpari
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Cocullo
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Cocullo is a village in the Abruzzo situated in the Peligna Valley, between the towns of Avezzano and Sulmona. Cocullo is known for his singular patron …

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Map: Cocullo
Gessopalena (136)
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Gessopalena
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Gessopalena is a town in the Abruzzo 644 m above the sea level. Inhabited since Pre-Roman times, in the early Middle Ages it consisted of a group of houses …

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Map: Gessopalena
L’Aquila (26) San Bernardino
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L’Aquila
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L’Aquila, less than 2 hours’ drive from Rome, is the capital of the Abruzzo region surrounded by mountains like the Gran Sasso at 2,912 m, the highest point …

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Map: L’Aquila
Pacentro (21)
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Pacentro
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Pacentro, a municipality of the province of L’Aquila in Abruzzo, is a well preserved historic medieval village located in the central part of Italy, several …

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Map: Pacentro
Rocca di Calascio (338)
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Rocca di Calascio
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Rocca di Calascio, at an elevation of 1,460 m, is the highest fortress in Italy located in the province of L’Aquila. It was exclusively built for military …

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Map: Rocca di Calascio
Roccascalegna (42)
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Roccascalegna
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Roccascalegna is a village in the Abruzzo, 455 m above sea level on a rocky hills dominating the Rio Secco valley, an affluent on the right bank of the …

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Map: Roccascalegna
San Vito Chietino (186)
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San Vito Chietino
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San Vito Chietino is a village in the Abruzzo. The town is home to the “La Costa dei Trabocchi”. Trabocchi (Trabucchi) are giant wooden platforms built …

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Map: San Vito Chietino
Santo Stefano di Sessanio (10)
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Santo Stefano di Sessanio
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Santo Stefano di Sessanio is a hill town in the province of L’Aquila adjacent to the high plain of Campo Imperatore. It is located in the natural park known …

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Map: Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Scanno (80)
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Scanno
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Scanno is a town with alleys and narrow streets in the province of L’Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.

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Map: Scanno