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The Atlas Obscura Guide To L'aquila

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in L'Aquila, Italy

Updated October 5, 2017

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L'Aquila, Italy

Fountain of 99 Spouts

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.
The hotel as it looks today.

L'Aquila, Italy

Hotel Campo Imperatore

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.
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Rocca Calascio

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Rocca Calascio

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.
14 miles from L'Aquila
Oratory of San Pellegrino.

Bominaco, Italy

Oratory of San Pellegrino

This medieval oratory decorated in magnificent frescos was constructed after Charlemagne received a vision.
15 miles from L'Aquila
Alba Fucens, Thermal Complex

Alba, Italy

Alba Fucens

Ever loyal to Roma, the small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region carried on until an earthquake did it in.
18 miles from L'Aquila
Lake Paterno and the arcades of Titus’s Villa in the background.

Vasche, Italy

Lake of Cutilia

This lake was sacred to the Sabine people who constructed a temple here on a floating island.
19 miles from L'Aquila
Ruins of the Church of San Vittorino.

Cittaducale, Italy

Sunken Church of San Vittorino

The marshy karst plain has reclaimed this beautiful 17th-century church.
21 miles from L'Aquila
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