Abruzzo

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 Marche in 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.

Major Cities

[tab: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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