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A24 and A25, fifty years of highways. The first major work: the Lo Stonio Tunnel

Fifty years ago marked the inauguration of one of the public works that helped shorten distances in Central Italy: on July 10, 1969, the first section of the A24 highway was opened, between the Rome Ring Road – Tivoli – …

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Discovering the Stiffe Caves

Just a few kilometers from the L’Aquila East exit, there is an underground world waiting to be discovered: the Grotte Di Stiffe are the result of millions of years of erosion by the Rio Gamberale river, which, from the Sirente …

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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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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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