Travel Pills

Snow in Scanno

January 2019, In those days Scanno, in the province of L’Aquila, changed colors and shapes. Snow fell heavily starting on Thursday, January 3, and some deer were spotted just a few meters from the historic center. Images of these beautiful …

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The ski resort of Ovindoli-Monte Magnola

Ovindoli is a resort in the province of L’Aquila in Abruzzo, within the Sirente – Velino Natural Park, on the slopes of Mount Magnola. Together with Campo Imperatore and Campo Felice they form the Three Snows ski area. With its …

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St. Peter from the keyhole

In Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on the Aventine Hill, resting your eye in the keyhole of the gate you can admire the dome of St. Peter’s framed by the hedges of the Priory Gardens. From the keyhole you can …

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Discovering Subiaco

Wrapped in the woods of the upper Aniene Valley, Subiaco owes its name to the Latin word “Sublaquem,” which was used to refer to Nero’s Villa, built on the outskirts of the present town. Of the Neronian villa, which was …

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The imposing Gran Sasso’s Corno Grande

Corno Grande (2912 m a.s.l.) is the highest peak of the Gran Sasso d’Italia mountain range and the continental Apennines. It is located in the central Abruzzo Apennines within the territory of the municipalities of Pietracamela and Isola del Gran …

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