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call_me_rhia Says: The castle of L'Aquila is also known as Spanish fort, because it was a Spanish man, Don Pedro from Toledo, viceroy of Naples, who decided to build it in 1534... to defend the city from the French armies.The architect behind it is another Spaniard, Luis Escribà, akthough the...
Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio
call_me_rhia Says: The Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio is a fantastic romanic church in the city... the largest in the Abruzzo area. Look at the white and pink stones in which it's built: it's the same stones that were used for the fountains of the 99 spouts.It dates back to 1287, and...
call_me_rhia Says: The fontana luminosa - or else fountain of light, was created by Nicola D' Antino. The base is made of marble and on top of it there are two bronze naked women. They are holding a particular vessel, which is typical of the Abruzzo region, called "la conca".The fountain is...
call_me_rhia Says: Piazza del Duomo is the main square of the city, and it is its heart and soul... it's where people meet, and every day there is a market. It's an oval sqaure with two twin fountains and two religious buildings: the duomo of San Marco and the chiesa del Suffragio, You can...
call_me_rhia Says: The most beautiful church of the old town is the church of San Bernardino... orignally its plan would have been to look like the church of Santa maria del Fiore in Florence, but when the 1725 eartquake stroke the city and destroyed parts of t, a new plan was concocted.The...
call_me_rhia Says: S. Vito di Tornimparte is a beautiful little church that tends to be overlooked... and for a simple reason: it stands right opposite the fountain of the 99 spouts, and people are so taken in by this monument, that they often miss this little white church with a fine romanic...
call_me_rhia Says: La Fontana delle 99 cannelle (the fountain with the 99 spouts) is a large fountain built in 1272 by the architect Tancredi da Pentima and it is the symbol of the city. it is in trapezoid shape and it has 99 spouts with 99 masks - it is believed that they are the masks of the...
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The Few Sites We Saw in L'Aquila
deecat Says: We only walked around L'Aquila for about an hour or so. It was a Sunday evening, and it was quite difficult to find a place to park. We drove around and around. Finally, we parked on a narrow side street and then walked to the Piazza Duomo which was filled with young people,...
L' antico Borgo: a table with a view on the 99 spouts
call_me_rhia Says: We found this restaurant by mistake...we were planning on having lunch in another one around the corner, which had been recommended to us - yet at 1.30 PM the waiter was still busy preparing the tables... so we figured we'd not wait and go somewhere else... which meant the...
Darkover Restaurant: Outstanding Eating Experience at
deecat Says: Finally, we selected a restaurant and were ready to eat! We chose the Darkover Restaurant simply because of convenient location [it was very near to where we had parked our car].Sometimes, luck is with us...The Darkover Restaurant was an excellent choice. We were reluctant...
call_me_rhia Says: L'Aquila is really not conveniently located on any route major train route... getting there will involve a couple of train changes... either in rome and then in terni, or else in pescara and then in sulmona.The station is far out of town, but there should be buses. However...
mario_spring_83 Says: It's without doubt the main event in the town.Every year, in the last week of august in every corner of the town there areConcerts, Music, fireworks, happiness, parties all the time.is the best period to come to L'Aquila.
call_me_rhia Says: At the fountain of the 99 spouts... don't drink the water. At least this is what two not very evident signs say. Of course we had already drunk some when somebody pointed that out to us... nothing happened - we felt as healthy as usual.Apparently the reason is because no one...
mario_spring_83 Says: In winter season temperature is often below zero so bring warm clothes with you.
mario_spring_83 Says: Campo Felice: one of the biggest ski resort in center and southern italy. Velino mountain group.trees at slopes limits.altitude: 1700-2000 m ski season: december to april11 lifts- lot of slopescon's: very crowded on saturdays and sundays because close to Rome. lot of...
mario_spring_83 Says: Very beautiful landscapes skiing on the highest mountain of appennines!Altitude: 1950-2300 mSki season: from november to mayEasy to reach: 15 minutes driving from l'aquila center. Than cablecar from 1100 to 2100 in 7 minutes.There are also buses from l'aquila to cablecar...
call_me_rhia Says: L'Aquila is a town of about 72.000 inhabitants and it's the administrative center of the Abruzzo region... I am ambivalent about this town: there are great monuments to be seen, and beautiful mountains in the backdrop... but other than this I found it dirty and uncared...
iandsmith Says: At the information centre I went to (three are listed) and from enquiries I had made from Australia, it was apparent that L'Aquila was looking for tourists. The proffering of seemingly endless maps and information indicated that. I reflected that, in places like Sienna and...
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In winter season temperature is often below zero so bring warm clothes with you.
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Q: Can someone help with the best way to get from Rome to Alfedena?
A: By car? www.viamichelin.com will give you routes, info and estimated timings. By train? http://www.trenitalia.com/homepage_en.html will give you times,...
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Somewhere in the middle of nowhere
Suddenly my hit rate skyrocketed. Still, that's what an earthquake will do for you. Still, as you can read further on, L'Aquila did have a history of earthquakes and, situated between mountain ranges...
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L'Aquila: my hometown. The legend says L'Aquila, situated at 720 m on sea level in the heart of the abruzzo region, was founded in the medieval era by the 99 lords of the castles around the valley...
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An Interesting Stopover From Sirolo to Gaeta
We were on our way to Gaeta and stopped in L'Aquila for dinner, an overnight sleep, and breakfast. The photograph of the beautiful pink rose was taken outside the Hotel Ristorante Canadian. I love......
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L'Aquila is a small city, at about one hour driving from Rome. It's not touristy and it's not very well known, but, and maybe because of that, it is a wonderful surprise for those who go there. In......
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