Castel di SangroCastel di Sangro (locally Caštiéllë) is a city and comune of 6,461 people (as of 2013) in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo, central Italy. It is the main city of the Alto Sangro e Altopiano delle Cinque Miglia area. GeographyCastel di Sangro is located near the Sangro River, in a valley in the Apennine Mountains. Neighbouring towns include Roccaraso, Pescocostanzo, Rivisondoli, San Pietro Avellana and Montenero Val Cocchiara.
Villetta BarreaVilletta Barrea (Abruzzese: La Villa, La Vëllétta) is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. Its territory, located within the Monti Marsicani, is crossed by the Sangro river, which here receives its first affluents, the Scerto and Profluo.
AlfedenaAlfedena (Latin: Aufidena or Aufidenia, Abruzzese: Fëdena) is a comune in the province of L'Aquila of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park in the upper Sangro valley, near the Monti della Meta mountain chain. HistoryAlfedena was founded by the Samnites, who called it Aufidena, because of its excellent strategic view over the high Sangro valley.
Apennine MountainsThe Apennines or Apennine Mountains ( ; Italian: Appennini) are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending c. 1,200 km (750 mi) the length of peninsularItaly. In the northwest they join the Ligurian Alps at Altare. In the southwest they end at Reggio di Calabria, the coastal city at the tip of the peninsula.
PescasseroliPescasseroli (Italian:; Marsicano: Péšchë or zë Péšchë) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, southern Italy. A summer and winter resort, it is also the location of the Abruzzo National Park, nestled in the heart of the Monti Marsicani. Philosopher Benedetto Croce was born there in 1866. HistoryThe domain of the Borrello Family in the 11th century, Pescasseroli passed as a 'sub-fief' of the Di Sangro family.
Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National ParkAbruzzo, 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. It is sometimes called by its former name Abruzzo National Park. The park headquarters are in Pescasseroli in the Province of L'Aquila. The park's area is 496.80 km (191.82 sq mi).
ItalyItaly, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula, which extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino.
Opi, AbruzzoOpi (Marsicano: Opjë) is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Greek languageIndo-European languageGreek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, romanized: elliniká; Ancient Greek: ἑλληνική, romanized: hellēnikḗ) is an Indo-European language, constituting an independent Hellenic branch within the Indo-European language family.
RiverA river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth.
Lake BarreaLake Barrea, is an artificial lake in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. It is located within the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise. The Sangro is its inflow and outflow. To its northwest is Villetta Barrea and to its southeast is Alfedena. To its north is Monte Greco.
AteletaAteleta is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central-southern Italy. Alongside Ala, Onano, Orero and Siris, it is one of five Italian municipalities with a palindromic name.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.