1. DISCOVER THE
GREEN HEART OF
EUROPE...DISCOVE
R ABRUZZO!

2. WHERE WE ARE:

3. ACCESSIBILITY
 Just 100 km of highway from Rome Capital City.
 2 Airports: Rome Fiumicino and Rome
Ciampino.
 Bus connections: 5 daily direct connections
from Rome Airports to L’Aquila.
 21 daily connections from Rome Central
Station to L’Aquila.

4. ACCESSIBILITY
 New opening airport in L’Aquila. Airport of the
Parks.
 Daily connections from the most important cities
of Italy. Milan, Turin, Venice, Florence..

5. STRATEGIC VISION
 Rome for History .
 Abruzzo for Nature.
 This two regions are perfectly complementary
for visitors in Italy, they are close and well
connected.

6. BECAUSE...IT’S THE GREEN REGION OF
EUROPE
…which protects one third of its territory by
inserting it into the three National Parks, one
Regional level and many other Reserves,
 Abruzzo, with a third of its territory
protected area, not only holds a cultural and
civil protection, but also stands as the biggest
nature area of Europe, the real green heart of the​​
Mediterranean region.
 In the extreme variety of its natural habitats
(marine, river and lake, forest, mountain, high
altitude), Abruzzo is today more than ever an
extraordinary biological laboratory for the
conservation of nature and ecosystems.

8. BECAUSE...IT’S THE GREEN REGION OF
EUROPE
National Parks:
 Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park. Issued in 1923,
The biggest part, (about ¾) of the Park it is included in the province of L'Aquila.
 National Park, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga. The park covers an area
of about 201,400 hectares.​​
 The Majella National Park, established in 1991. The Park highest peak is
Mount Amaro, which reaches 2,793 meters. In the park were surveyed over
1,700 plant species accounting for about one third of the Italian flora.
Regional Park:
 The Sirente-Velino regional park covers an area of approximately 56,450​​
hectares including the territories of the Monte Velino and Monte Sirente,
united under the common name of the mountain chain of Sirente.
 40 Natural Reserves

9. GRAN SASSO D’ITALIA 2.912 MT.

10. ABRUZZO LAZIO E
MOLISE NATIONAL PARK

11. MAJELLA NATIONAL PARK

12. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
 Winter
 Ski
 Alpine Skiing
 Free Style Skiing
 Cross-country skiing
 Nordic Skiing
 Snowboard
 Free Style Snowboard
 Trekking

13. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
• 400 km of Alpine ski slopes
• 300 km of Nordic ski slopes

14. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
• 3 Mountain ranges
• 21 Ski Areas
• 16 Ski Schools
• 115 Ski lifts

15. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
Skiing on Campo Imperatore

16. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
 Snowboard. Campo Felice Snowpark

17. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
Winter trekking

18. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
Snowkite at Campo Imperatore

19. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
 Spring and summer
 Mountain walking
 Nordic Walking
 Climbing
 Mountainbike
 Roadbike
 Downhill
 Fishing (Lakes and rivers)

20. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
Trekking

21. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
 Climbing

22. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
Mountainbike and Downhill

23. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..SPORT!
 Fishing at Campotosto Lake 1.300 mt.o.s.l. The second
biggest artificial lake in Europe. Windsurf and
kitesurf.

24. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 Humans have inhabited Abruzzo since Neolithic times. A
skeleton from Lama dei Peligni in the province of Chieti has been
radiometrically dated to 6,540 b. c.
 The Warrior Capistrano is an "icon" symbol of Abruzzo
and its identity. The sculpture, dating from the mid-sixth
century. BC, is a male figure with arms folded on his chest, in
military costume, but in reality is a funerary statue of a warrior
prince, placed on top of the mound of earth placed over the grave.
The discovery was fortuitous in 1934 in the village of Capistrano
(Aq), during the work of tilling of land. The statue, carved
from a single block of stone, has a grandeur out of the
ordinary: it is more than two meters high to the base of
nearly half a meter in height and width of the shoulders is
nearly 135 cm.

26. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
Discovered in 1992 in the heart of
the ancient territory of Vestines,
along the banks of the river
Aterno, the necropolis of Fossa is
a monumental archaeological site
of great historical importance as it
was used as a burial place for
nearly a millennium.
The mounds excavated cover an
area of about 2,000 square​​
meters and have different
characteristics depending on
when they belong to. The oldest
tombs date back to the early Iron
Age (VIII-XI century BC), while the
most recent to the end of the
Roman-Hellenistic period.Necropolis di Fossa. Prehistoric
cemetery

27. Necropolis di Fossa. Prehistoric
cemetery
BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY

28. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 The medieval age in Abruzzo..with ancient villages
and castles on the rocks…

29. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 243 castles and fortified villages:
• L’Aquila: 131
• Chieti: 38
• Pescara:33
• Teramo:41

30. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
Rocca Calascio inserted by Nationa Geographic in
the ranking of the 15 most beautiful castles in the
world.

31. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 The medieval age..with ancient
villages on the rocks…
S. Stefano di Sessanio

32. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 S. Stefano di Sessanio e “l’albergo diffuso”.
 A new definition of ospitality.
 Your hotel will be an entire Medieval Ages Village completely
restored.

33. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 S. Stefano di Sessanio e “l’albergo diffuso”. A new definition of
ospitality.

34. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 S. Stefano di Sessanio e “l’albergo diffuso”. A new definition of
ospitality.

35. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 The medieval age..with ancient
villages on the rocks…
Pacentro. Caldora Castle.

36. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 The medieval age..with
ancient villages and castles
on the rocks…
Capestrano. Piccolomini Castle

37. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 The medieval age..with
ancient villages and castles
on the rocks…
Balsorano

38.  The medieval monastery of Santo Spirito
1222 d.C.
BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY

39. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
Monastero di Santo Spirito

40. Monastero di S.Spirito
Ocre:
• Wedding
•Conference
•Charming holiday
BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY

41. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 During the medieval age.. was founded the city of L’Aquila in 1275
a.C.
 L'Aquila is both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the
Province of L'Aquila and second largest city (pop. 73,000).
 L'Aquila is the sixth largest city in ITALY for consistency of
the artistic and monumental heritage.
 After the big heartquake that hit the city in 2009 , L’Aquila is
restoring its cultural heritage seriously damaged.

42. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
L’Aquila is candidate to be European
Capital of Culture in 2019

43. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
L’Aquila e il Gran Sasso

44. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
The Fountain of 99 spouts (so
called from the number of
masks that make it up)

45. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
The Spanish Fortress, also
known as a sixteenth-century
castle , is a fortress of Aquila.
It was built to strengthen
military the territory during
the Spanish domination in
southern Italy in the first half
of the sixteenth century.

46. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FULL OF
HISTORY
 Churches Abbeys and Monasteries

47. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS ARTISTIC
HERITAGE
Abbey of of S.Clemente
a Casauria 872 A.C.

48. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS ARTISTIC
HERITAGE
 Churches Abbeys and Monasteries
Abbey of S.Maria Assunta Bominaco

49.  Churches Abbeys and Monasteries
BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS ARTISTIC
HERITAGE

50. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS
SPIRITUALITY
S.Pietro della Jenca. The shrine of Pope John Paul II. 1166
mt..

51. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS
SPIRITUALITY
Hermitage of S.Franco Assergi 1773 mt.

52. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS
SPIRITUALITY
Hermitage of S. Venanzio 505 mt.

53. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS
SPIRITUALITY
Hermitage of Santo Onofrio al Morrone
630 mt.

54.  Perdonanza Celestiniana 23-29 Agosto
 The main religious and cultural event in
L’Aquila.
 One week of concerts, culture and spirituality.
 Trough the Holy Door to get remission of sins
and absolution from punishment.
BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS
SPIRITUALITY

55. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS
SPIRITUALITY
Perdonanza Celestiniana 23-29 Agosto

56. BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS
SPIRITUALITY
 Corteo della Bolla –Perdonanza Celestiniana
Historical re-enactment of medieval
procession.

57.  Serpari di Cocullo 1° of May
BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FOLK!

58.  Ceremonies and religious fests connected to the
Holy Week and The good Friday.
Sulmona Chieti
BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FOLK!

59.  Hundred “sagre” during summertime all over our territory.
 A sagra is a rural festival held in the open air with folk music,
dancing and games. Many sagre are based around one or more
culinary specialities. These festivals normally take place
during the summer months
BECAUSE..ABRUZZO IS FOLK!

60. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..WINE AND
FOOD
 Abruzzo .. land to be discovered at the table,
because our kitchen is sea and mountain, is
refined and poor, it is fine wines.

61.  Saffron and fine truffle famous all over the world.
Our red gold and black gold.
BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..FOOD AND
WINE

62.  The lamb and the sheep of our pastoral tradition.
 The famous “arrosticino”, grilled sheep skewers.
 Lamb “Cacio e ova” with eggs and pecorino
cheese.
BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..FOOD AND
WINE

63.  Our cured meats and pecorino cheeses
BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..FOOD AND
WINE

64.  Abruzzo has a rich grape variety from wich are
extracted excellent and famous wines.
 Montepulciano: red wine with an intense
flavour
 Cerasuolo: a claret red with cherry taste
 Trebbiano: white wine winner in 2012 of first
price as best white wine of Italy.
BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..FOOD AND
WINE

65. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..FOOD AND
WINE
Montepulciano
Cerasuolo
Trebbiano

66.  Wine Tours.
BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..FOOD AND
WINE

67.  Typical products tasting and cooking
classes.
BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS..FOOD AND
WINE

68. BECAUSE ABRUZZO IS FOR
EVERYONE
Nature
Sports
History
Art
Spirituality
Folk and Tradition
Food & Wine

69. JUST COME AND SEE..!!
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attention!
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