aces to visit in Abruzzo

One-third of Abruzzo is designated as a national park, so some of the top things to

do in Abruzzo involve being outdoors. When you get tired of the great outdoors,
there are other things to do in Abruzzo. It is dotted with hilltop villages but
many of the Abruzzo villages are notable as being particularly well-preserved
medieval and Renaissance towns.

Castello Caldora
Pacentro AQ
Castello Piccolomini Celano

In Abruzzo, a third of the territory is set aside in protected areas: three

National Parks, a Regional Park and more than 30 Nature Reserves, both on the
Apennine mountains (where we have the Gran Sasso, Italys highest peak
outside the Alps) and on the seaside. The combination of breathtaking
landscapes of mountains and a coast with both sandy beaches and rocky cliffs
is whatCastello
makes Abruzzo
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Sulmona
LAquila Capital of
home to several churches, castles, and
Abruzzo
Roman ruins; seriously damaged in the 2009
earthquake
Pescara Largest city in Abruzzo, major port
city, popular beach resort city, home to a
summer jazz festival.
Sulmona Small picturesque city in the

Pescara

ALBA FUCENS - Founded 304 BC. It was originally a town of the Aequi, though on
the frontier of the Marsi, but was occupied by a Roman colony (304 BC) owing to its
strategic importance. It is chiefly remarkable for its finely preserved fortifications.