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Days Out from Secinaro - Rocca Calascio
46.18km/28.7miles (58mins)
Elevation 1460m/4,790ft
Location: Calascio is a comune and village in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in
the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park and is the Highest Fortress in the Apennine Mountains.
Start=Secinaro Piazza: Leaving the village, go Right and up hill past the little park. You need to go through
Rocca Di Mezzo and then R on SS17 towards L'Aquila. From there just follow the SatNav.
Note: Since August 2013 you can, apparently, use the new Tunnel at Campo Felice to cut off a large corner on the way to
L’Aquila - might be worth a try!
If you want more detailed Driving Instructions, <Click Here> to View the AA Routeplanner
The castle at Rocca Calascio is a MUST SEE if you have nerves of steel to drive up
there! We lost the will to live about a Kilometre before the top BUT we parked up
in front of a Cross at the side of the road and had a very pleasant walk up on the
road which took about half an hour. Coming down, we found a marked footpath
which made for a much quicker descent! (In actual fact, the last bit of the road was
not bad and we could have parked at the top.
From the Car Parking it is a pleasant 15-20 minutes walk along the path to get to
the Castle and it is well worth it just for the views. Entrance was Free and several
of the Guides spoke English/Italian which was helpful.
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieta
Entrance was free with a good English
Speaking Guide on the day
What’s that over there?
Great views and photo shots
Rocca Calascio
Need to walk the last bit
The road up to park near the Castle
The Castle was built with stone and masonry
exclusively for military purposes and was only
intended to accommodate troops and never as
residence for nobles.
The fortress was never tested in battle. However, it was
badly damaged in November 1461 by an earthquake
with an estimated magnitude of 7 to 8 on the Richter
Scale. The town of Calascio, below the fortress, was
rebuilt, but the Castle itself wasn’t.
To the side you will see a small Church (La Chiesa di
Santa Maria della Pieta). Built between the 16th and
17th Centuries, it is nothing to get excited about and
not Open as far as we have seen, but it makes a good
Photo Shot. One Reviewer said that you can peek into
the window for a great view of art work and statues
inside
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ABRUZZO4U
Web Site For English Speaking Tourists
Days Out from Secinaro
Rocca Calascio
46.18km/28.7miles (58mins)
Elevation 1460m/4,790ft
Location: Calascio is a comune and village in the province of
L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in
the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park and is the
Highest Fortress in the Apennine Mountains.
Start=Secinaro Piazza: Leaving the village, go Right and up
hill past the little park. You need to go through Rocca Di Mezzo
and then R on SS17 towards L'Aquila. From there just follow
the SatNav.
Note: Since August 2013 you can, apparently, use the new
Tunnel at Campo Felice to cut off a large corner on the way to
L’Aquila - might be worth a try!
If you want more detailed Driving Instructions, <Click Here>
to View the AA Routeplanner
The road up to park near the Castle
Need to walk the last bit
Rocca Calascio
Entrance was free with a good
English Speaking Guide on the day
The castle at Rocca Calascio is a MUST SEE if you have nerves
of steel to drive up there! We lost the will to live about a
Kilometre before the top BUT we parked up in front of a Cross
at the side of the road and had a very pleasant walk up on the
road which took about half an hour. Coming down, we found a
marked footpath which made for a much quicker descent!
(In actual fact, the last bit of the road was not bad and we
could have parked at the top.
From the Car Parking it is a pleasant 15-20 minutes walk along
the path to get to the Castle and it is well worth it just for the
views.
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieta
The Castle was built with stone and masonry exclusively for
military purposes and was only intended to accommodate the
troops and never as residence for nobles.
The fortress was never tested in battle. However, it was badly
damaged in November 1461 by an earthquake with an
estimated magnitude of 7 to 8 on the Richter Scale. The town
of Calascio, below the fortress, was rebuilt, but the Castle
itself wasn’t.
To the side you will see a small Church (La Chiesa di Santa
Maria della Pieta). Built between the 16th and 17th Centuries,
it is nothing to get excited about and not Open as far as we
have seen, but it makes a good Photo Shot.
One Reviewer said that you can peek into the window for a
great view of art work and statues inside
What’s that over there?
Great views and photo shots
© PC Senior All Rights reserved
ABRUZZO4U
Web Site For English Speaking Tourists
Days Out from Secinaro - Rocca Calascio
46.18km/28.7miles (58mins)
Elevation 1460m/4,790ft
Location: Calascio is a comune and village in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of
central Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park and is the Highest
Fortress in the Apennine Mountains.
Start=Secinaro Piazza: Leaving the village, go Right and up hill past the little park. You need
to go through Rocca Di Mezzo and then R on SS17 towards L'Aquila. From there just follow the
SatNav.
Note: Since August 2013 you can, apparently, use the new Tunnel at Campo Felice to cut off a
large corner on the way to L’Aquila - might be worth a try!
If you want more detailed Driving Instructions, <Click Here> to View the AA Routeplanner
The road up to park near the Castle
Need to walk the last bit
Rocca Calascio
Entrance was free with a good
English Speaking Guide on the day
The castle at Rocca Calascio is a MUST SEE if you have nerves of
steel to drive up there! We lost the will to live about a Kilometre
before the top BUT we parked up in front of a Cross at the side
of the road and had a very pleasant walk up on the road which
took about half an hour. Coming down, we found a marked footpath
which made for a much quicker descent! (In actual fact, the last
bit of the road was not bad and we could have parked at the top.
From the Car Parking it is a pleasant 15-20 minutes walk along
the path to get to the Castle and it is well worth it just for the
views.
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieta
The Castle was built with stone and masonry exclusively for
military purposes and was only intended to accommodate troops
and never as residence for nobles.
The fortress was never tested in battle. However, it was badly
damaged in November 1461 by an earthquake with an estimated
magnitude of 7 to 8 on the Richter Scale. The town of Calascio,
below the fortress, was rebuilt, but the Castle itself wasn’t.
To the side you will see a small Church (La Chiesa di Santa Maria
della Pieta). Built between the 16th and 17th Centuries, it is
nothing to get excited about and not Open as far as we have
seen, but it makes a good Photo Shot. One Reviewer said that
you can peek into the window for a great view of art work and
statues inside
What’s that over there?
Great views and photo shots
