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Abruzzo is a breath of fresh
air sparsely populated with majestic beauty and
vast tracts of unspoilt wilderness which are dotted
with hilltop villages and medieval towns.
Abruzzo has the highest peaks in the Apennines
where wolves, Marsicano bears, wild boar and chamois
roam, golden eagles, kestrels and peregrine falcons
soar and legends of witches and werewolves still
persist.
It makes up Italy’s wildest terrain
with one third of the mountains of the region
protected, be they National Parks, Regional
Parks or Reserves, the most of any region in
Europe. Here flora and fauna remain intact
in silent valleys and untamed mountain plains.
There is 129km of Adriatic coastline with long
stretches of sandy beaches and a long snow
season which ensures the best skiing in central
Italy, Roccaraso being the premier resort with
over 100km of piste.
In the villages you can see people still carrying
out crafts like their forefathers;
Scanno for lace making, Sulmona for goldsmiths
and Rapino for painted ceramics to name but
a few.
Abruzzo has an excellent infrastructure and
tourisim is prevalent both winter and summer,
l’Aquila at the foot of the ‘Gran
Sasso d’Italia Massif’ (the highest
peak in the Apennines wherein lies ‘Il
Calderone’ the most southern glacier
in Europe) and Sulmona in the Peligna Valley
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To the south of the fertile
Peligna Valley flanked by the majestic Maiella
Mountains and legends of its famous son ‘Ovid’ lays
Sulmona, at an altitude of 405m. A city of the
ancient people of the Peligni with ancient and
legendary origins, believed founded four centuries
before Rome, it now has the status ‘Citta
d’ Arte’. A rich and affluent provincial
town owing its wealth to gold jewellery ( a tradition
which continues today) and confetti (sugar coated
almonds) An historical centre which preserves remarkable
architectural heritage with streets lined with
imposing churches and palaces. Sulmona has charm
to spare.
Sulmonas central position one and a half
hours from Rome and forty five minutes from the
Adriatic makes it an ideal base in Italy.
Within a 20km radius of Sulmona there are 5 ‘ I
Borghi piu belli d’Italia, 16 ‘anci’ certified
villages. 3 Parco Nazionale and 3 Riserva Regionale,
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Abruzzo has a temperate climate
with hot clear skies in summer.
Spring is enchanting with its infinity of wildflowers.
Autumn has exquisite warm colours in the trees,
vines and olive groves.
Winter with snow in the mountains nearby Roccarasso
offers unrivalled skiing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ABRUZZO
www.regione.abruzzo.it/turismo |
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