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The National Park of Gran Sasso-Laga
Itineraries
(recommended period: from spring to autumn, in winter if you want to ski)
The excursion
aims to the contact  with the most spectacular section of the
massif, the central one, which is the most suitable for a direct observation of a
succession of layers of vegetation, cultivation and of settlings along a relatively short
route. We start from Roseto degli Abruzzi to rise up the Valle del Vomano to the
hydroelectric power plant of San Giacomo. From Roseto we take the state road which skirts
the river Vomano and seems to point directly towards the hinterland, towards the peak of
the Gran Sasso, which appears imposing at the horizon.
Along
this road we meet valuable evidence of the Benedictine Monachism in Abruzzo, expressions
of a Cistercian architectonic tradition developed according to peculiar
characteristics:
S. Maria di Propezzano, S. Maria di Ronzano, S. Clemente al Vomano, S. Giovanni al
Mavone.
Along the route we can stop at Canzano (475 mts), a village which seems stuck to a hill
dominating the valley, with a beautiful view roving from the sea to the Gran Sasso. Here
it is possible to taste the real turkey "alla canzanese", a gastronomic
speciality appreciated also abroad.
From the power plant of San Giacomo we drive along the valley of Rio Arno to reach the
skiing resort of Prati di Tivo in the district of Pietracamela.
On the way back we go along the valley of Vomano and rise up the valley of its tributary
stream, the Mavone, for a visit to Castelli. Coming back to the valley of
Vomano, from
Villa Vomano onward we can repeat the outward journey. |
Organization
Fauna
Flora
and natural environments
Itineraries
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