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L’Aquila Destination Guide

Discover L’Aquila in Italy

L’Aquila in the region of Abruzzo with its 68,503 habitants is a town located in Italy - some 57 mi or ( 91 km ) North-East of Rome , the country's capital .

Interactive map of L’Aquila

Local time in L’Aquila is now 06:18 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Trieste, Teramo, Scoppito, Sant'Eusanio Forconese, and Rome. When in this area, you might want to check out Trieste . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in L’Aquila ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

First Tsurugi

4:35 min by ALLCiD
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Author: ALL CiD Software: Blender Song: Black Water, Battle In The Forgotten City ..

Sextantio Albergo Diffuso in Santo Stefano di Sessanio

0:53 min by Escapiohotels
Views: 2584 Rating: 5.00

A couple of nights spent at the Sextantio Albergo Diffuso in the Abuzzo region of Italy means experiencing something completely out of the ordinary. This much can be promised: this historic honeymoon ..


L'Aquila Per ricordare ma sopratutto per non dimenticare

6:13 min by MiloEuroCity
Views: 2077 Rating: 5.00

...per non dimenticare tutte le vittime del sisma,tutti coloro che hanno e che stanno lavorando per migliorare ogni giorno il drammatico passato... ..

Gran Sasso A cavallo dei due corni Sul Corno Piccolo

10:12 min by pollinofantastico
Views: 1506 Rating: 5.00

Sul Corno Piccolo del Gran Sasso per il sentiero Ventricini e la ferrata Danesi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

35th G8 summit

The 35th G8 summit took place in the city of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, on July 8–10, 2009. It was moved from the Sardinian seaside city of La Maddalena as part of an attempt to redistribute disaster funds after the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. The locations of previous summits to have been hosted by Italy include: Venice (1980); Venice (1987); Naples (1994) and Genoa (2001). The G8 Summit has evolved beyond being a gathering of world political leaders.

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Located at 42.35 13.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 2009 conferences, 2009 in Italy, 2009 in international relations, 21st-century diplomatic conferences, Diplomatic conferences in Italy, G8, History of Abruzzo, L'Aquila

Santa Maria del Suffragio (L'Aquila)

Santa Maria del Suffragio, which is commonly called the church of Anime Sante (Blessed Souls), is an 18th century church in L'Aquila, Italy. It started being built on October 10, 1713, ten years after the 1703 L'Aquila earthquake damaged the Confraternita del Suffragio's former seat. The Roman architect Carlo Buratti was charged with the work. In 1770 Gianfrancesco Leomporri added a baroque façade, and years later, in 1805, the church was completed with a neoclassical dome by Giuseppe Valadier.

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Located at 42.35 13.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1700s architecture, Churches in Abruzzo, L'Aquila

Forte Spagnolo

The Forte Spagnolo (Italian for Spanish fortress; locally called il Castello) is a Renaissance castle in L'Aquila, central Italy.

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Located at 42.35 13.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Abruzzo, Castles in Italy, L'Aquila, Renaissance architecture in Italy

Stadio Tommaso Fattori

Stadio Tommaso Fattori is a multi-use stadium in L'Aquila, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby union matches and the home of L'Aquila Calcio and L'Aquila Rugby. The stadium holds 10,000 people. It hosted some of the football preliminaries for the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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Located at 42.36 13.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1960 Summer Olympic venues, Football venues in Italy, L'Aquila, Olympic football venues, Rugby union stadiums in Italy, Sports venues in Abruzzo

Santa Maria di Collemaggio

S.  Maria di Collemaggio is a large medieval church in L'Aquila, central Italy. It was the site of the original Papal Jubilee, a penitential observation devised by Pope Celestine V, who is buried here. The church, which therefore ranks as a basilica because of its importance in religious history, sits in isolation at the end of a long rectangular sward of grass at the SW edge of town.

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Located at 42.34 13.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1289 establishments, Basilica churches in Italy, Burial places of popes, Churches in Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Romanesque architecture in Italy

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temperature and rainfall during the year in L’Aquila