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Overview

Neither part of fashion conscious, Ferrari-producing northern Italy, nor the siesta-loving, anarchic world of the south, Abruzzo is something of an enigma. Despite its proximity to Rome and its long history of tribalism and pre-Roman civilisation, it sits well down the pecking order of Italian regions in terms of touristic allure.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Museo Archeologico Nazionale d'Abruzzo 鈥� Villa Frigerj

Abruzzo

Housed in a neoclassical villa in the Villa Comunale park, Abruzzo's best archaeological museum displays a comprehensive collection of local finds,鈥�

Eremo di Sant鈥橭nofrio al Morrone

Abruzzo

This cliff-clinging hermitage with its 15th-century ceiling, 13th-century frescoes, narrow oratory and arched porticoes cowers under a massive rock face鈥�

Santa Maria di Collemaggio basilica facade

Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio

Abruzzo

With its distinctive chequerboard facade and strong links to Italy鈥檚 much admired hermit-pope Celestino V (whose remains are interred inside), the 12th鈥�

Piazza Garibaldi

Abruzzo

The large town square is home to Sulmona's extensive Wednesday and Saturday morning market: you'll find fresh fish, veg, fruit and flowers, as well as the鈥�

Palazzo d'Avalos

Abruzzo

The Renaissance Palazzo d鈥橝valos houses a quartet of museums: the Museo Archeologico, with its eclectic collection of ancient bronzes, glasswork and鈥�

Abbazia di Santo Spirito Al Morrone

Abruzzo

It鈥檚 hard to miss this massive 13th-century Celestine abbey in Badia, close to the sheer western slopes of the Morrone mountains. Notable for its鈥�

Museo Casa Natale Gabriele D'Annunzio

Pescara

The birthplace of controversial proto-fascist poet Gabriele D'Annunzio is small but excellently curated, with nine rooms displaying furniture, documents,鈥�

Hotel Campo Imperatore

Abruzzo

Built in the 1930s, the Campo Imperatore is the hotel where Mussolini was briefly imprisoned in 1943, before his dramatic rescue by German paratroopers鈥�

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