Things to see in Abruzzo
35 places in Abruzzo you should see at least once in your life.
The Sagittario Gorges
Wild gorges and a village that celebrates the snake festival
CastlesRocca Calascio
The highest fortress in the Apennines, set of many films
FaithBominaco
The oratory of San Pellegrino, the 'Sistine Chapel of Abruzzo'
VillagesCastel del Monte
A transhumance village with wall-houses and covered passages
CastlesCastello Piccolomini of Celano
A Renaissance castle with a museum of sacred art overlooking the Fucino
FaithBasilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio
The basilica of the Perdonanza, with its checkered façade reborn after the earthquake
MountainsCampo Imperatore
The 'Little Tibet' of Abruzzo at the foot of the Corno Grande
ArtThe Fountain of the 99 Spouts
The medieval fountain recalling the villages that founded the city
CastlesThe Spanish Fort of L'Aquila
The mighty sixteenth-century fortress dominating the centre
ArchaeologyAlba Fucens
A Roman city with amphitheatre and basilica at the foot of Monte Velino
Food & wineNavelli and its Saffron
The terraced village where L'Aquila saffron is grown
VillagesOpi
The ridge-top village in the heart of the Abruzzo National Park
VillagesPacentro
The village of the towers of Castello Caldora below Monte Morrone
NatureAbruzzo National Park at Pescasseroli
The heart of the historic park, land of Marsican bears and chamois
VillagesPescocostanzo
A jewel of art in the high mountains, with bobbin lace and wrought iron
NatureThe Stiffe Caves
A cave crossed by an underground river with internal waterfalls
VillagesSanto Stefano di Sessanio
The Medici village of white stone reborn with the albergo diffuso
VillagesScanno and its Lake
Lanes photographed by Cartier-Bresson and a heart-shaped lake
ArtHistoric Centre of Sulmona
The city of Ovid, the medieval aqueduct and Piazza Garibaldi
Food & wineThe Confetti of Sulmona
Historic shops of sugared almonds shaped into flowers and ears of wheat
VillagesTagliacozzo
Piazza dell'Obelisco and ducal palaces in one of the most elegant villages of the Marsica
ArchaeologyArchaeological Museum and the Warrior of Capestrano
The statue that symbolises Abruzzo in the museum of Villa Frigerj
FaithThe Abbey of San Giovanni in Venere
A Romanesque abbey high above the trabocchi sea
VillagesGuardiagrele
The city of stone and master goldsmiths at the foot of the Majella
FaithThe Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano
The city of the oldest Eucharistic miracle and Diocletian's bridge
CastlesThe Castle of Roccascalegna
The fairytale castle built on a spur of rock
SeaThe Trabocchi Coast
Ancient fishing machines on stilts along the coast
ArtVasto and the Loggia Amblingh
A balcony over the gulf with Palazzo d'Avalos and the beach of Punta Penna
FaithThe Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria
A Romanesque masterpiece with a carved portal of rare refinement
ArtD'Annunzio's Birthplace
The house of the Vate in the heart of old Pescara
FaithThe Hermitage of Santo Spirito a Majella
The largest hermitage of the Majella, carved into the rock
ArtAtri and its Cathedral
Andrea Delitio's frescoes and the badlands around the town
CuriositiesThe Ceramics of Castelli
The majolica village, with the ceiling of San Donato
CastlesThe Fortress of Civitella del Tronto
One of the largest fortresses in Europe, the last Bourbon stronghold
MountainsPrati di Tivo and the Corno Piccolo
Dolomite-like walls in the Gran Sasso park, with the village of Pietracamela