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Our Apartments/Suites

Appartamenti - Suites

Available from 2010, our apartments/suites will be the ideal solution for your holidays immersed in nature...
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New Wellness Centre

Centro benessere abruzzo

In 2010 there will be the great opening of our new Wellness Center, an oasis of peace and relaxation for your body and mind...
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Holidays in Abruzzo

Vacanza relax in Abruzzo

Abruzzo is a region that pays great attention in the safeguard of nature. Among its mountains, parks, beaches, and valleys, you can have a really relaxing holiday...
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Our wine cellar

La nostra cantina vini

In ancient times, wine was considered to hold magical powers: drinking wine meant replacing the gods...
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Selling of typical products

Prodotti tipici abruzzesi

Il Cascinale, together with some local farming businesses, sells typical products such as olive oil, wine, cheese, cold meats, jams and marmaladese...
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Tour itineraries in Aruzzo – Gran Sasso National Park

Abruzzo has decided to protect its huge natural heritage by creating protected areas and natural parks, like the famous Gran Sasso Natural Park.

Activities in the Gran Sasso Natural Park

Gran SassoThe area of the Gran Sasso Natural Park includes 44 communes of Abruzzo, in particular Assergi (L’Aquila) where there is the main office of the park, Lazio (Rieti) and Marche (Ancona). The National Park has a total surface of 370 thousand acres, most of them in Abruzzo. The highest pick, Corno Grande, is more than 2900 meters high. The Gran Sasso Natural Park is so large that it has been divided into 11 districts, each one with its own landscape and cultural peculiarities.

Flora and fauna have found their ideal place, and even protected species can live undisturbed, thanks to constant monitoring and to the care of the people who run this huge park.

Protected flora and fauna

Such a various heritage must be protected. Actually, in the Gran Sasso Natural Park there are two main species of protected plants: gentian and juniper.
The typical animal that can be found inside the park is the Abruzzo chamois, an endemism of the Apennines zone. About 50 specimen of this species live inside the park.

Excursions and sports

A large territory offers a wide range of activities for tourists: walking tours, horse riding and biking tours. Winter sports can be done in the communes of Castel del Monte and Santo Stefano di Sessanio. Furthermore, if you love extreme experiences, you can go rock climbing and canoying.

How to reach the Gran Sasso Natural Park

The easiest way to reach the park is by the A24 highway if you come from South (Lazio), or by the A25 if you come from north (Teramo) or east (Pescara).

Places to visit in Abruzzo