Villavallelonga (locally ''La Vìlla'') is a village and ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' in the Abruzzo region in central

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. A part of

Marsica Marsica is a geographical and historical region in the Abruzzo, central Italy, including 37 ''comuni'' in the province of L'Aquila. It is located between the plain of the former Fucine Lake, the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, the pla ...

traditional area, it is included in the

Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (Italian: ''Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise'') is an Italian national park established in 1923. The majority of the park is located in the Abruzzo region, with smaller parts in Lazio and Molise. I ...

Main sights

Giardino Botanico "Loreto Grande" The Giardino Botanico "Loreto Grande" is a small botanical garden located in the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, in the commune of Villavallelonga, province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. The garden was established in 1984 and named in h ...

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Cities and towns in Abruzzo Marsica {{Abruzzo-geo-stub