Tour Central Italy

A journey along the roads of ancient tradiction!

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Through this tour we will discover the cultural and natural wonders of central Italy. Do you know that in the Gran Sasso National Park live wild animals such as bears and wolves? And that in the Navelli Valley we eat mostly good saffron of the world?
You will be enchanted by the beauty that you will see, as St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, and will delight the throat by eating ""arrosticini"", small skewers of lamb. An experience that you can not live anywhere else in the world!

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Services included:

- 4 overnights in twin/double room in hotel in L’Aquila area with B&B treatment
- Transfer
- Guided visit of Castel del Monte
- Guided visit of Rome FD
- Hiking tour in Gran Sasso National Park
- Horse trekking in Capestrano valley plus grilled for lunch
- Guided visit of Caramanico Terme
- Guided visit of Santo Stefano di Sessanio
- Guided visit of Stiffe’s Caves plus tasting of typical products
- Guided visit of L’Aquila
- 3 overnights in twin/double room in historical house in Sangemini with B&B treatment
- Guided visit of Sangemini and of the archaeological area of Carsulae
- Hiking excursion in the Marmore Waterfalls Park
- Guided visit of Arrone
- Adventure park nearby Arrone

Services not included:

- City tax
- Extra, tips, entrance tickets and anything else is not listed under “Services included”

Typology of vacation:

Art and culture, Food and wine, Nature and landscapes, Sport and adventure

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Programme

Day 1: L'Aquila

Arrival at the airport
Transfer to a typical 3*/4* hotel in L’Aquila area
Free time at your disposal
Back to the historical house
Dinner
Overnight

Day 2: Castel del Monte, Gran Sasso National Park

Breakfast
Departure for Castel del Monte
Visit of the village
Free lunch
Hiking tour in Gran Sasso National Park
Back to the hotel
Dinner
Overnight

Day 3: Rome

Breakfast
Departure for Rome (Colosseum, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Piazza Venezia, Via del Corso, Piazza del Popolo)
Visit of the city
Free lunch
Further of visit of the city (Piazza Navona, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Ponte Vittorio, St. Peter, Vatican city)
Back to the hotel
Dinner
Overnight

Day 4: Caramanico terme, Santo Stefano di Sessanio

Breakfast
Horse trekking in Capestrano Valley and grilled for lunch
Departure for Caramanico Terme
Visit of the village
Departure for Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Visit of the village
Back to the hotel
Dinner
Overnight

Day 5: Stiffe Caves, L'Aquila, San Gemini

Breakfast
Departure for Stiffe Caves
Visit of the Caves
Tasting of typical products and of Canestrato cheese (slow food presidia)
Departure for L’Aquila
Free lunch
Visit of the city (99 Cannelle fountain, Collemaggio Basilic, S. Bernardino Basilic, the Spanish castle – external)
Departure for San Gemini
Accommodation in historical house
Dinner
Overnight

day 6: Carsulae, Marmore waterfalls

Breakfast
Visit of the village
Visit of the archaeological area of Carsulae
Free lunch
Departure for Marmore Waterfalls Park
Hiking excursion in Marmore Waterfalls Park
Back to the historical house
Dinner
Overnight

Day 7: Arrone, Piediluco Lake

Breakfast
Departure for Arrone
Visit of the village
gaming experience at the nearby adventure park
Departure for Piediluco Lake
Free lunch
Relax on the bank of the lake
Back to the historical house
Dinner
Overnight

Day 8: End of services

Breakfast
Departure for the airport
End of services

Destinations

Rome

L'Aquila

Castel del Monte

Caramanico Terme

Arrone

San Gemini

Accommodation

Historical Villa in L'Aquila area

Paganica (AQ)

Hotel in San Gemini

San Gemini (TR)

Hotel in Bugnara

Bugnara (AQ)

Experiences

Activities Included

Cheeses and typical products tasting in Castel del Monte

Pastoralism in one of the oldest arts of Abruzzo, closely connected to the land and to the traditions preserved from the past. This art influenced the production of food, in particular of the famous cheeses of this area. During the tasting you’ll discover some of typical products, among which the “...

Visit of Castel del Monte

Hanging between the peaks of Gran Sasso and Tirino Valley, a miracle of stone takes its form right before our eyes: it is Castel del Monte, represented by a big bell tower. Here, the time of memory is sweeter then elsewhere and it materializes itself immediately after entering the village in...

Visit of Rome

Whether you are in Rome for 3 days, 3 weeks or 3 months, be prepared to step into the world's biggest open air museum. You can decide to follow the typical tourist paths or you can be luck or brave enough to go off the usual tracks. One way or the other, Rome will seduce you and it will hardly...

Excursion in the Gran Sasso National Park

It retains suggestive historical and architectural treasures, testimoniances of the culture of the past. Rock carvings, Roman roads and bridges, churches and medieval castles, royal hunting lodges and paths and military buildings show a cultural heritage of ancient origin, but continually enriched...

Horse hiking experience in Gran Sasso National Park

With its 320 km, the Horse Riding Trail of Gran Sasso d'Italia is the longest horse riding trail in Italy.It crosses the territory of 3 Provinces: L'Aquila, Pescara, and Teramo and 8 of the 11 tourist environmental districts of the protected area. Along the way 11 water points, 9 drinking troughs...

Visit of Caramanico Terme

Caramanico Terme is on of the most beautiful and untouched valleys in the Apennines, sculpted by turbulent waters of the river, which descends to the valley among cascades and waterfalls, surrounded by forests and steep cliffs. It is the first protected area on the Maiella (established in 1971),...

Visit of Santo Stefano di Sessanio

The village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio is perhaps the most fascinating of all of man’s achievements in the entire Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e dei Monti della Laga. It is built entirely out of white limestone, which has become dulled with time. All the houses are covered with clay tiles,...

Visit of the magical caves of Stiffe

Stiffe Caves in Abruzzo are caves with a rare beauty and still rather unknown place to visit and see. But for sure you will be satisfied and go and visit them. The presence of the watercourse which in some periods of the year brought considerabl e reach is surely the most important feature of the...

Visit of L'Aquila

L'Aquila is located in the Aterno Valley, dominated by the Gran Sasso at 721 meters above sea level. Characterized by a healthy and pleasant atmosphere and by a medieval urban layout, the city retains the old traditions of hospitality and culture and works of art that tell about its history;...

Visit of Carsulae

Carsulae, an ancient Roman town erected along the course of the Flaminia Road, was abbandoned long ago because of serious landslides which had rendered it necessary to move the seat of this important consular road. Not all of this interesting archeological area which is situated between Terni and...

TREKKING IN THE NATURAL PARK OF MARMORE WATERFALLS

Trekking experience in the natural park of Marmore waterfalls

Rich in natural features, such as lush greenery and hidden caves, the path does not offer many views of the waterfall, but there is a point truly spectacular: The Balcony of lovers. A terrace in the heart of the waterfall at the half of the journey and reached after passing through the tunnel of...

Visit of Arrone

Arrone derives its name from the family of nobles Arroni, who founded it in sec. IX A.D. Located on a hill off in the Park of the River Nera, very closet o the Marmore waterfalls, hosts the castle of Arroni’s family, built in the ninth century A.D. Around the castle was built the nucleus of the...

Adventure Park in Valnerina

Built in the shade of trees at about 8 km from the Marmore Waterfalls. is located in the Nera Valley in the Nera River Park, adjacent to the medieval village of Rosciano in the Municipality of Arrone (TR). The routes will take you to walk among the trees at different heights and difficulty and will...

Hiking experience in Piediluco Lake

This in an Area of high natural and environmental interest for the presence of wetlands affected by botanical stations of particular value, is certainly dominated by Piediluco Lake and the river Velino. The picturesque lake was painted by Corot in 1826 during his trip in Italy; it was a stop over...

Visit of San Gemini

San Gemini is a medieval village with narrow streets, staircases, arches and towers, surrounded by the Umbrian countryside, it is now considered a “Città Slow” “Slow city”, it can not be otherwise as here slowness is a must; it is a village that is difficult to forget. This itinerary starts at...

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