abruzzonature

Abruzzi Nature
is a portal site with information about farm holidays(agriturismo), hotels, bed and breakfast, and all the attractions of the territories of the National Parks of the Abruzzo Region, the Province of Aquila, the Gran Sasso d’Italia ,  the Campo Imperatore and the Campo Felice mountain ranges. These are places where you can spend your holidays surrounded by national parks, history and culture, where you can partake in various sports, from alpine ski to cross-country ski, going off-piste on the  Monti, Velino, Sirente, Gran Sasso, Camicia and  Prena mountains, to climbing both average and high mountains with expert guides who will cater for every need. There are places where you can go on charming walks, go trekking or to go mountain biking, horse-riding, hang-gliding and parascending, to motorcycling on isolated unmade roads and tracks or to come down the river Pull in canoe, as well as many other sports. The portal will point you to places where you can still find healthy and tasty food made with local produce which can be tasted, like the  summer black Tartufo and the winter one, from the lentils of S.Stefano di Sessanio to the chick peas of Navelli, from potatoes and saffron of Barisciano, from the traditional Salumi, to the Pecorino cheeses of Castel del Monte and del Cermone and also  Montepulciano and Trebbiano d’Abruzzo wines, as well as being able to taste various liqueurs made from herbs  like Genziana (gensing), Geneprì (juniper), Centerbe, Liquirizia (liquorice), Prugnolo and la Rosa Canina. All this in comfortable surroundings and at very favourable prices. Moreover, visitors will be able to admire places such as la Piana di Campo Imperatore, The Laboratory of Nuclear Physics), and the Astronomical Observatory of the Gran Sasso, the Roman cities of Peltuinum, Alba Fucens and Amiternum, as well as he archaeological sites of Onna, Ofena, Capestrano, the Rocca di Calascio, the castles of L’Aquila, of Fossa, Barisciano, of S.Pio delle Camere, of Bussi sul Tirino, of Celano, of Beffi and Fontecchio and many others. Those who admire culture, their surroundings, sport, art, cuisine and local products, the outdoors and religious places, will find very useful information helping them to pass a relaxing and enjoyable holiday.