Abruzzo, Italy - Climate, Culture, Tourism and Media

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Abruzzo is a region of tremendous natural beauty. Out of the three geographical areas (Marsica, Appennino and Sub-Appennino), one third of the region is designated either as Regional or National Parks.

National park areas

Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e dei Monti della Laga (Gran Sasso National Park )
Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise (Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park)
Parco Nazionale della Majella (National Park of the Majella)
Parco Naturale Regionale Sirente-Velino (Sirente Velino Regional Park)

Location

Located in the middle of Italian peninsula and 70 miles east of Rome, the region of Abruzzo is the best protected region in Italy. Bordering Marchein the North, Molise in the South, Latium in the West and confines to East by the Adriatic Sea.

Geography

0% Lowland – 65% Mountain – 35% Hill Two thirds of the Abruzzo’s 4,168 m² surface is mountainous. For a stretch of 80 miles, the coastline stretches from the Tronto river to the Trigno which makes up the entire eastern border. Reaching Italy’s greatest elevation at the peaks of Gran Sasso (2912m) and Maielle (2795m), the Apennine mountain chain proudly runs through Abruzzo offering 17 ski resorts attracting visitors from all over Abruzzo and the neighboring regions. The landscape is full of green meadows and beautiful valleys overlooked by large snowcapped mountains. The coastline is varied, inclined shores to the south contrast with the low sandy shores in the north.

Climate

Maritime and continental are the two types of climates that best describe the region. The average temperature can vary drastically from the mountains to the coast, but both areas have extremes on both sides of the spectrum. Average temperature ranges from 50° – 56°. The coldest month on average is certainly January, where the coast has an average temperature of 8° and subzero in the interior. Back to Top

Major Cities

L'Aquila Provincia dell’Aquila, is the largest, most mountainous and least densely populated province of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It comprises about half the landmass of Abruzzo and occupies the western part of the region. It has borders with the provinces of Teramo to the north, Pescara and Chieti to the east, Isernia (in Molise region) to the south and Frosinone, Rome and Rieti (in Lazio region) to the west. Its capital is the city of L’Aquila. The Province of L’Aquila includes the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso, Maiella and Velino-Sirente), their highest peak, Corno Grande, the high plain of Campo Imperatore, and Europe’s southernmost glacier, the Calderone. The province’s major rivers are the Aterno-Pescara, Sangro, Liri, Salto, and the Turano; its major lakes are Lago Scanno and Lago Barrea. It once included the largest lake on the Italian peninsula, Lago Fucino, which was drained in one of the 19th century’s largest engineering projects. The lake basin is today a flourishing agricultural area and an important technological district.

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Distances

From L’Aquila

to Bari: 263 miles
to Bologna: 262 miles
to Florence: 218 miles
to Genoa: 371 miles
to Milan: 398 miles
to Naples: 162 miles
to Palermo: 666 miles
to Rome: 89 miles
to Turin: 479 miles
to Trieste: 433 miles
to Venice: 340 miles

Tourism

Although lacking such famous sights as the Colosseum, il Duomo, il Ponte Vecchio or la Scala – Abruzzo, in a land of both old and new, is host to a variety of regional attractions which are easily reached from almost anywhere in Italy.