Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
Rocky massif, high pastures and beech woods in Abruzzo, central Italy
The Gran Sasso massif rises vertically above the vast pastures of Campo Imperatore, with the Calderone, considered Europe's southernmost glacier, beneath the Corno Grande. To the north, the wooded Monti della Laga chain holds Lake Campotosto.
Things to do
- On footWalk, ride or cycle part of the circuit of approximately 300 kilometres of trails
- WildlifeWatch migratory birds on the shores of Lake Campotosto
- In the snowSki, ski-mountaineer or cross-country ski in the snowy Gran Sasso
- HeritageVisit small hill villages such as Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Calascio and Castel del Monte