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Hotel Federico II :
Via Strinella I – 67100 L’Aquila
From : 120 EUR
The Hotel Federico II is located along hills and mountains in the beautiful region of Abruzzo, offering a beautiful landscape and numerous tourist attractions. It is the right venue for your enjoyable and relaxed holidays. Our rooms feature air co..
Azzurro Residence Hotel:
Via Giovanni di Vincenzo 2 I – 67100 L’Aquila
From : 120 EUR
Conveniently located for L’Aquila city centre, the Azzurro Residence Hotel is within a stone’s throw of La Fontana delle novantanove cannelle, one of the city’s main sights, a fountain with ninety-nine jets distributed along three walls, built in 127..
Amiternum :
Località Sant’Antonio I – 67100 L’Aquila
From : 65 EUR
Hotel Amiternum is located between the highway toll booth and L’Aquila, a city reach in culture and tradition. Nearby the hotel, you will find the bus stop leading you to the surrounding cities and Rome. The property is a modern hotel featuring a bar..
Hotel Amiternum:
Ss 17 Ovest, 1 I – 67100 L’Aquila
From : 75 EUR
Hotel Amiternum is located in a panoramic position, near L’Aquila city centre. All rooms are air-conditioned and parking is free. Rooms at the elegant Amiternum come with satellite TV and internet access. All feature a private bathroom with hairdryer..
Sextantio Albergo Diffuso:
Via Principe Umberto Snc I – 67020 Santo Stefano Di Sessanio
From : 220 EUR
Sextantio Albergo Diffuso offers unique accommodation in the fortified medieval village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio, deep in the Abruzzo hillside, at 1250 metres a.s.l. This spectacular hilltop village in the Gran Sasso National Park has been perfec..
Robur Marsorum:
Via Antonio Milanetti Snc – Borgo Rovere I – 67048 Rocca Di Mezzo
From : 150 EUR
Robur Marsorum is a medieval building in the mountains of Rocca di Mezzo. It offers a free shuttle service to nearby ski lifts and free Wi-Fi and parking. The Marsorum’s spacious rooms feature a balcony, a chimney, a PC with free Wi-Fi access, and en..
Park Hotel Ovindoli:
Via Del Ceraso 178 I – 67046 Ovindoli
From : 52 EUR
The Park Hotel Ovindoli is located in the Abruzzo Apennines at an altitude of 1400 metres. It offers free Wi-Fi, free parking, and rooms with satellite TV, hairdryer, and private bathroom. The restaurant at the Park hotel serves Abruzzo specialities ..
Hotel Lory:
Via O. Ranelletti I – 67043 Celano
From : 80 EUR
Hotel Lory is set in the pleasant village of Celano, and is easily reached from the A25 motorway. It offers a free car park and a good restaurant. Guest rooms come with Sky TV. Wi-Fi access is available in the lobby. The restaurant serves Mediteranean
Hotel le Gole:
Via Sardellino, 2 I – 67040 Aielli Stazione
From : 60 EUR
Business hours of reception: 24 hours Centrally located in the Abruzzo region, Hotel le Gole is easily reachable since the A 25 exit is only 2 km away. Our house is the ideal starting point for cultural, archaeological and nature-related trips. ..
Hotel Gran Sasso:
Via Vinciguerra 12 I – 64100 Teramo
From : 50 EUR
Located in the small town of Teramo, 10 km from the Grand Sasso and Monte della Laga National Park, Hotel Gran Sasso offers free Wi-Fi and free parking. The hotel offers air-conditioned rooms with LCD TVs and private bathrooms. Some rooms have a balc..
Hotel Da Mosè :
Fraz. Fontenova 1 I – 02016 Leonessa
From : 54 EUR
Set at the foot of Mount Terminillo, Hotel Da Mosè is surrounded by woods. It has its own adventure park and partnership with a ski centre in Terminillo ski area. Rooms at Da Mosè come with wood floors, a work desk, and private bathroom. There is a f..
Hermitage:
Loc. Savelli I – 06046 Norcia
From : 40 EUR
Just 5 minutes from the centre of picturesque Norcia, Hotel Hermitage is located in the heart of verdant Umbria just a few steps from the beautiful Sibylline Mountains National Park. Surrounded by pinewoods and wild, green landscapes, this family-run..
Locanda Arcos:
Via Olivella 38 I – 00022 ARTICOLI CORRADO
From : 40,00 EUR
The new locanda offers 11 spacious, confortable rooms, each with private toilet, hairdrier,tv,fridge and telephone. Each is suitable for families, groups or single visitors.There is also a large breakfast room, and efficient bar service and an elegan..
La Reggia Sporting Center:
Via Bartolomeo Lucangeli I – 06043 Cascia
From : 80 EUR
La Reggia Sporting Center in Cascia (Umbria) is and ideal place to come for relaxing retreat. The hotel is situated in a restored farmhouse. Guest will find all the latest equipment in an atmosphere that is both warm and intimate. Part of the hotel i..
Hotel Cursula :
Viale Cavour 3 I – 06043 Cascia
From : 48 EUR
Hotel Cursula is a family-managed establishment with more than 50 years of experience in welcoming guests, with genuine hospitality and excellent regional cuisine from Umbria. The Hotel Ristorante Cursula has been in the family for over three generat..
Monte Meraviglia :
Via Roma 15 I – 06043 Cascia
From : 70 EUR
From the first hills of Umbria, green heart of Italy, that seem ample and lens caresses, you can go toward the Valnerina in the south east part of the Umbria. Suddenly you will see Cascia and Monte Meraviglia Hotel. It is situated in the middle of na..
Hotel Roccaporena :
Fraz. Roccaporena Di Cascia I – 06043 Cascia
From : 50 EUR
Built with simple-cut stones to reflect the area’s traditional architecture, this modern hotel is located in the historic town of Roccaporena, in a privileged position, surrounded by the natural beauty of the mountains. Provided with facilities for m..
Roccaporena:
Frazione Roccaporena 51 I – 06043 Cascia
From : 75 EUR
The Roccaporena Hotel is located in Cascia, picturesque town of Umbria, surrounded by mountains. This charming hotel features many amenities including meeting and parking facilities, bar and restaurant.
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About L’Aquila:
L'Aquila Hotels - Things to Do & Attractions
L’Aquila is both the capital city of Abruzzo and of the Province of L’Aquila. It is located 58 miles (93km) northeast of Rome within medieval walls and on the banks of the Aterno River.
It is surrounded by the Apennine Mountains, with the Gran Sasso d’Italia to the north-east. Earthquakes destroyed most of the churches and piazzas, but there remains several sites of historic and artistic value, including the Fountain of the Ninety-Nine Spouts, the massive 16th-century Spanish castle, the Basilica of St. Bernardine, the greatest Renaissance church in Abruzzi, and the Church of Saint Mary where Peter from Morrone was crowned Pope in 1294.
The city is home to the University of L’Aquila, and as such is a lively college town with many cultural institutions including: a repertory theater, a symphony orchestra, a fine-arts academy, a state conservatory, and a film institute.
Although less than an hour-and-a-half drive from Rome, and a popular summer and winter resort with Romans hiking and skiing in the surrounding mountains, the city has not yet been heavily affected by foreign tourism.
In the highest part of the town is the massive Spanish fort (Forte Spagnolo), erected by the Spanish viceroy Don Pedro de Toledo in 1534. It is currently home to the National Museum of Abruzzo.
The Cathedral of San Massimo (Duomo) was built in the 13th century, but crumbled down during the 1703 earthquake. The most recent façade is from the 19th century, but after the earthquake of 2009 and subsequent aftershocks the transept and possibly more of the Cathedral has collapsed.
The church of Saint Bernardino of Siena (1472) has a fine Renaissance façade by Nicolò Filotesio (commonly called Cola dell’Amatrice), and contains the monumental tomb of the saint, decorated with beautiful sculptures, and executed by Silvestro Ariscola in 1480.
The church of Santa Maria di Collemaggio, just outside the town, has a very fine Romanesque façade of simple design (1270–1280) in red and white marble, with three finely decorated portals and a rose-window above each. The two side doors are also fine. The interior contains the mausoleum of Pope Celestine V erected in 1517. Many smaller churches in the town have similar façades (S. Giusta, S. Silvestro and others).
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The town also contains some fine palaces: the municipality has a museum, with a collection of Roman inscriptions and some illuminated service books. The Palazzi Dragonetti and Persichetti contain private collections of pictures. Outside the town is the Fontana delle novantanove cannelle, a fountain with ninety-nine jets distributed along three walls, constructed in 1272. The source of the fountain is still unknown.
A well-known city landmark is the Fontana Luminosa (“Luminous Fountain”), a sculpture of two women bearing large jars, built in the 1930s. The local cemetery includes the grave of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, a 19th‑century German gay rights pioneer, who lived and died at L’Aquila: every year, gay people from all over the world meet at the cemetery to honour his memory.
The surrounding area boasts Roman ruins (the important Roman city of Amiternum), ancient monasteries, and numerous castles. The best-known of these is Rocca Calascio (used in the 1980s as the location for the movie Ladyhawke), which is the highest castle in Italy and one of the highest in Europe. Also nearby are several ski resorts like Gran Sasso d’Italia, the highest of the Apennines where in its valley the movie The Name of the Rose was filmed in the end of the 1980s.
L’Aquila and many of the surrounding villages were terribly damaged by a ruinous earthquake on 6 April 2009, the strongest ever in the area since 1703. 307 people died under the ruins or from the wounds, an unreplaceable loss which no reconstruction will ever bring back. Our hearts will bleed forever for our relatives, friends, neighbours, fellow citizens. But, it was not the earth of Abruzzo that betrayed us, not the earthquake that killed innocent people: the killers were unsafe, badly built houses; ancient churches and monuments that were not protected as they should have been.
Nevertheless, short and safe escorted visits to some sites in L’Aquila are nowadays possible: we believe this is the best way to honor the places so dear to our heritage. In Italian “L’Aquila” means “The Eagle”. Well, as many are saying these months, “L’Aquila will be flying again”. “L’Aquila tornerà a volare!”
The beautiful city, about 67,000 inhabitants and capital town of Abruzzi, is situated on the left bank of the Aterno River, at an elevation of 2,150 feet (655 meters), in a valley surrounded by the highest mountains of the Appennines, the Gran Sasso and the Velino-Sirente, 58 miles (93 km) northeast of Rome. L’Aquila is the main historical and artistic centre of Abruzzo. There are several churches and monuments of historic and artistic value, the heritage of its rich medieval past, such as the Fountain of the Ninety-Nine Spouts, almost a symbol of the city, the massive 16th-century Spanish castle, which crowns the city’s highest point, the Basilica of St. Bernardine, (whose dome is visible above the castle’s massive body in the view on the left) the greatest Renaissance church in Abruzzi, and the Church of Saint Mary in Collemaggio, the most outstanding example of Abruzzi romanesque architecture, where Peter from Morrone was crowned Pope in 1294, leaving to the city the unvaluable gift of the Perdonanza.
The fountain of the Rivera quarter was begun in 1272 according to a project by Tancredi from Pentima and went on well into the XVI century. The 99 spouts were intended to celebrate the 99 (actually only about 80) castles of the Aquilan Valley which contributed to the foundation of the town, each building a square with a church and a fountain and the houses for the inhabitants of the original castle who were willing to move to the newly-founded city. “Wonderful scenery where the basilica seems to have been built by man’s hand to express, in a magnificent synthesis of art and prayer, what the contemplation of your mountains arouses in the heart: the feeling of the infinite, God’s splendor mirrored in its creation…” said John Paul II, on 30 August 1980, on His visit to L’Aquila for the VI Centennial of St. Bernardine from Siena’s birth. According to the tradition, in 1274 hermit Peter from Morrone, who later became a Pope under the name of Celestine V, while coming back from Lyons, where he had asked the Pope for recognition of his new order, stopped in L’Aquila and decided to spend the night on a nearby hill, called Colle di Maggio.
There he dreamt of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by angels at the top of a golden stairway, who asked him to build a church in Her honour on that very place. In a few years the hermit had fulfilled the task: in 1287 his monks bought the land and a year later the construction had begun. After one more year the church was consecrated and on 29 August 1294, when Peter was crowned Pope there, it had been probably completed along with the attached monastery.
Unmistakable against the city skyline stands out the dome of St Bernardine’s, the largest Renaissance church in Abruzzi. The Spanish Castle At the centre of the large Parco del Castello on the highest spot of the city of L’Aquila, against the majestic background of the Gran Sasso d’Italia rises the Spanish Fortress commonly called “Castello” by the Aquilans. The fortress follows a square plan, with sides 130 m long and protruding bastions at the four corners; the walls are 10 m thick at the bottom, 5 m thick at the top. The entrance is through a stone bridge, which leads into the locals and the peaceful inner courtyard. In 1534 prince Filibert of Orange ordered to build a massive fortress on the highest point of the city, to control the revolutionary inhabitants of L’Aquila (“ad reprimendam aquilanorum audaciam”). Works started under the most famous Spanish architect of the time, Pirro Luigi Escribà, and were financed by heavy taxes levied on the citizens of L’Aquila, who also had to sell the silver case were St. Bernardine’s body was kept. On the first and second floors there is the Museo Nazionale d’Abruzzo which houses splendid specimens of Abruzzo art, including Roman and early Christian remains, wooden madonnas of the XII and XIII centuries, the celebrated Belli triptych and fine Renaissance paintings. In one of the bastions there is a Paleontologic section where an almost complete skeleton (only one tooth was missing) of a one-million-year-old Elephas – commonly, but improperly, called mammooth) is kept.
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