l'Aquilla

L'Aquila is a city and a province in central Italy. It is also the capital of the whole Abruzzo region and has the population of about 73,000. This number is much bigger when there are students, workers and tourists. L'Aquila is located near the river Aterno in the Gran Sasso and the Velino-Sirente Mountains. The economy of L'Aquila is based on chemical, mechanical and farming industries. The main products are wine, cereals, saffron and dairy products, traditional delicatessen. The L'Aquila province can also offer winter sport services and excursions.

L'Aquila can boast of its long history that dates back to the medieval times and the city was able to preserve a lot of beautiful historical monuments. One of the main sights of L'Aquila is The Spanish Fort. It was built in the 16th century and now serves as the National Museum of Abruzzo. As Italy is a very religious country there many churches and monasteries here. The church of Saint Bernardino of Siena is a major religious building in L'Aquila. There are also located such famous attractions as Piazza del Duomo, Fontana Luminosa, The Palazzi Dragonetti and Persichetti with the Fountain of 99 spouts and Roman ruins.

As a major tourist center L'Aquila can offer many proposals of accommodation L’Aquila. There are located many comfortable hotels, private homes and holiday houses. The most popular hotels of L'Aquila are Hotel Santacroce Meeting Sulmona, Hotel Ovidius Sulmona, Grand Hotel del Parco Pescasseroli and others. Here you enjoy all the facilities whenever you wish. At your disposal are pools, restaurants, bars, sport centers and many other services.

You can get to L'Aquila by train, bus or car. The train goes from Terni-Sulmona and buses can be met all over the province of L'Aquila and lead to its capital. Possibly, the fastest way is A24 road by car from Rome.