Category: Cities & Towns
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L’Aquila
L’Aquila (Aquila until 1863, and Aquila degli Abruzzi until 1939) is a city with a population of 70,221; it is the capital of the province of the same name, as well as the capital of the Abruzzo Region. The city’s population swells to 100,000 daily, owing to the presence of large numbers of students, service
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Pescara
Pescara (Pescàre in the local dialect) is a city with a population of 121,472. It is the capital of the province of the same name and has the largest population in Abruzzo. Many regional government offices are located here, as well as four faculties of the Gabriele d’Annunzio University and the Luisa D’Annunzio music school. It
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Avezzano
Avezzano (Avezzanë in the local dialect) is a city in the province of L’Aquila with a population of 42,255. It has the second largest population in the province and the sixth largest in Abruzzo. Records indicate that it existed as early as the 9th century. It is the largest community in the Marsica and the
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Celano
Celano is a city with a population of 11,184 located in the Marsica, in the province of L’Aquila. Monuments and attractions: Outside of town, but still within its boundaries, are the gorges known as the gole di Celano, which are worth a visit. The city is remembered in the fresco “Death of the Knight of
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Roccaraso
Roccaraso is a town in the province of L’Aquila with a population of 1,672. It is a member of the Comunità montana Alto Sangro e altopiano delle Cinquemiglia, a local association of mountain municipalities. Its ski resorts make it one of the most popular winter tourist destinations in the Apennines. Monuments and attractions:
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Pescasseroli
Pescassèroli (Peschë in the local dialect) is a town in the province of L’Aquila with a population of 2,204. Situated east of the Appennine watershed in a shallow valley 1,167 m above sea level, and surrounded by the Marsicani mountains, the town is a member of the association Comunità Montana Alto Sangro e Altopiano delle
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Sulmona
Sulmona (Sulmo in Latin, Sulmonë in the local dialect) is a city in the province of L’Aquila with a population of 24,969. It has the third largest population in the province (after L’Aquila and Avezzano), and the ninth largest in Abruzzo. Sulmona was an oppidum (a fortified settlement) when the area was ruled by the
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Scanno
Scanno (Scannë in the local dialect) is a town in the province of L’Aquila with a population of 1,948. The town, which is located on the Marsicani mountains and partly in the Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, is a member of the Comunità Montana Peligna, a local association of mountain municipalities. Scanno attracts visitors
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Villalago
Villalago (La Vìlla in the local dialect) is a town in the province of L’Aquila with a population of 589. It is a member of the Comunità Montana Peligna, a local association of mountain municipalities, and the club Borghi più Belli d’Italia, which identifies and produces a guide on the country’s most scenic towns. Monuments
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Castrovalva
Castrovalva is a village administered by Anversa degli Abruzzi. It is perched on the Cresta di Sant’Angelo, a rocky ridge 820 m above sea level, and has a population of 26. Monuments and attractions: