Things to do in Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo: The Best Day Trips from

December 22, 2021 Jacquiline Delozier

The Province of L'Aquila (Provincia dell'Aquila) is the largest, most mountainous and least densely populated province of the Abruzzo region of Southern Italy. It comprises about half the landmass of Abruzzo and occupies the western part of the region. It has borders with the provinces of Teramo to the north, Pescara and Chieti to the east, Isernia (in Molise region) to the south and Frosinone, Rome and Rieti (in Lazio region) to the west. Its capital is the city of L'Aquila. The Province of L'Aquila includes the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso, Maiella and Velino-Sirente), their highest peak, Corno Grande, the high plain of Campo Imperatore, and Europe's southernmost glacier, the Calderone. The province's major rivers are the Aterno-Pescara, Sangro, Liri, Salto, and the Turano; its major lakes are Lago Scanno and Lago Barrea. It once included the largest lake on the Italian peninsula, Lago Fucino, which was drained in one of the 19th century's largest engineering projects. The lake basin is today a flourishing agricultural area and an important technological district.
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1. Sulmona Full day tour

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This is a private daily excursion to Sulmona, a fascinating town full of history and art, located in the stunning peaks of the Majella National Park in Abruzzo (about 90 minutes drive from Rome).  Once arrived in Sulmona your tour driver will introduce you the history of this charming little town and will give you some free time to walk around and explore the area. Sulmona has several squares, churches and palaces of historical significance.  Sulmona is also famous across all of Italy and beyond for the production of the country’s finest sugared almonds, known in Italian as “confetti”.  A visit to the Confetti Pelino factory and Museum is a must. At the end of this exciting day you will enjoy a relaxing journey back to Rome.

Inclusions: Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

Reviewed By R8876FNjons

Gilberto and Max of Discovery Tours provided the day trip of a lifetime to Anzio where I followed in my father's footsteps to see where he served his country in World War 2. Discovery Tours handled all the logistics, trip planning and detailed information on the battle sites and Anzio campaign with consummate professionalism. I learned much and thanks to Gilberto and Max, have a much deeper and personal understanding of the challenges my father and all other servicemen and women faced during this critical time in history. I enthusiastically recommend Discovery Tours to enrich your travel experience in the wonderful country of Italy.

2. Amatrice and Rieti Day Tour from Rome

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Here in Best Rome Driver we offer this tour Our tour to Amatrice and Rieti is prepared with great standards As soon as we meet you, we are sure you will be the professional of our English speaking drivers. What they are doing to help you with your doubts about Italy and will give you interesting facts along the way! In addition, it´s also good to highlight we know to make this tour a super special one!

Inclusions: Private transportation, English Speaking Driver for the length of the service, Courtesy and service

Exclusions: Lunch, Tickets to enter the Sites, Private Licensed Tour Guides, Gratuities

Reviewed By V1892VXluanac

Our driver Fabrizio was the best...He turned up on time, he smiled, he was kind and he knew exactly what he was doing. Not only did he take us to some beautiful and inspiring places around Rome, he literally explained where we were and the history behind the places we saw, which was awesome lol I completely recommend him if you expect the full experience;)

3. A day with the shepherd milking sheeps and making cheese in the National Park of Abruzzo

Raphael Tours in Rome

Enjoy a memorable day trip from Rome to Abruzzo National Park and beech forests protected by Unesco as world heritage site. You will join the shepherds and take the sheeps to graze, milk them and make cheese. Genuine rich lunch with typical local products wine and drinks is included. In the afternoon you will visit the pictoresque town of Castel del Monte and the castle of Rocca Calascio featured in many movies and tv series such as the American and Ladyhawke. if weather and time permits you will also visit the spectacular caves of Stiffe. A private driver guide in a comfortable air conditioned minivan will pick you up and drop you off at your accommodation in Rome.

Inclusions: Hotel/Accommodation pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Lunch, Driver/guide, Bottled water

Exclusions: Gratuities

Reviewed By Karyn R

A lovely lady called Gulia took my husband and I on a walk round Rome sampling food and drink from various shops and a superb pasta lunch. If you are going todo this tour I advise you not to eat much beforehand as we finished the tour around 2:00pm and did not eat another thing all day. We had meats and cheese with some wine to start off with and then followed this in a picturesque market square with tasting various oils and vinegars. Roman Pizza and beer were next, followed by a delicious lunch of two different types of pasta. Then followed dessert of either cannoli or tirimisu at another stop off point, ice cream and coffee to finish. Never felt so full. Guila was full of interesting conversation about her city. All in all a great day out ending at the Trevi fountain.

4. Day trip from Rome: Sulmona, the town of Confetti and Pacentro - private tour

Rome Top Tours

Enjoy your private trip from Rome with your English speaking driver to Sulmona, the town of confetti! Thanks to a long tradition and the presence of quality raw materials (mainly almonds), the town situated in the Valle Peligna is considered one of the major producers of this delicacy widely used during celebrations such as weddings, christenings, birthdays etc. Sulmona is definitely one of those centers in Abruzzo fascinating for its architecture and the atmosphere you breathe. The best thing is to walk by sneaking in the side streets, peeking through the courtyards, stopping to admire the ancient buildings, enjoying that feeling of being in a timeless place. Continue to Pacentro, a tiny medieval village famous to gave birth to the grandparents of the singer Madonna, to the paternal ones of Mike Pompeo, American secretary of state under the presidency of Donald Trump, and to many Italian emigrants to the US. A stop for lunch is included during the day ( fees at your own expense )

Inclusions: Private transportation by deluxe vehicle and English speaking driver

Exclusions: Meals, food and drinks, Gratuities, Entrance tickets, Professional guide

Reviewed By Sherpa19516

Murano Glass. Works or art. La fornosotta showroom in Venice offers Gabriele Urban’s work in a petit shop in a cute plaza. You can find beautiful vases, glasses, christmas balls deciration, lamps, bowls, etc. The address is Sestier Santa Croce 982

5. Wild Abruzzo Lands TruffleHunting WineTasting CookingClass Experience from Rome

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Experience Authentic Italian Cooking Class in a medieval village in Abruzzo Lands half an hour from Rome. Cooking with Rosa. She will show you a few of the regional Abruzzi dishes. Learn the Italian food secrets and make different starters, main, second, dessert, ecc. Wines. Remember She is not a full chef, She is a local who happens to be an amazing cook. • Enjoy Wine Tasting in a Winery Farm followed from a local wines expert . • Discover a Truffle Hunting demo in the countryside. Worry-Free and Safe Private Tour Experience, operated only with: • Expert Professional English-Speaking Drivers • Selected local Expert Licensed Tour Guides (when booked) • Welcoming by private licensed fully-insured air-conditioned comfortable Vehicles

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and dropoff, Cooking Class and Lunch with your hand made italian food starters, main dishes and dessert, wine, Wine Tasting in a Winery Farm followed from an Expert Wine Guide, Truffle Hunting demo in the countryside, Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English-speaking Driver

Exclusions: Tipping is not included in our service fees, it is never mandatory although it is always appreciated

Reviewed By Bernadette E

Just back since Sunday after 7 nights on ship - boarded in Barcelona 3rd Nov - cannot praise ship - staff - food and - organisation skills - fantastic. It was my 60 th birthday pressie and have to say it was SPECIAL. Hopefully will see you all again next year

6. Wild Abruzzo Lands TruffleHunting WineTasting CookingClass Experience from Rome

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• Experience Authentic Italian Cooking Class in a medieval village in Abruzzo Lands half an hour from Rome. Cooking with Rosa. She will show you a few of the regional Abruzzi dishes. Learn the Italian food secrets and make different starters, main, second, dessert, ecc. Wines. Remember She is not a full chef, She is a local who happens to be an amazing cook. • Enjoy Wine Tasting in a Winery Farm followed from a local wines expert . • Discover a Truffle Hunting demo in the countryside. Worry-Free and Safe Private Tour Experience, operated only with: • Expert Professional English-Speaking Drivers • Selected local Expert Licensed Tour Guides (when booked) • Welcoming by private licensed fully-insured air-conditioned comfortable Vehicles

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and dropoff, Cooking Class and Lunch with your hand made italian food starters, main dishes and dessert, wine, Wine Tasting in a Winery Farm followed from an Expert Wine Guide, Truffle Hunting demo in the countryside, Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English-speaking Driver

Exclusions: Tipping is not included in our service fees, it is never mandatory although it is always appreciated

Reviewed By randystob

Tour guide was very friendly and informative. Driver was friendly and stopped at several locations so we could see and experience all there was in Rome. We were driven in a spacious very clean mini van and we were made very comfortable. Both spoke excellent English. Would not have had such an excellent experience without these two people. They took good care of us and were always looking out for us but at the same time, they made us feel like family. Driver took us to a restaurant that was very authentic and served us wine and everything on the menu! I would recommend this tour to anyone who is visiting Rome including families.

7. Italian Cooking Class in Abruzzo from Rome with Wine Tasting

UrbExcursions-Italy

Experience Authentic Italian Cooking Class in a medeieval village in Abruzzo Lands half an hour from Rome. Cooking with Rosa. She will show you a few of the regional Abruzzi dishes. Learn the Italian food secrets and make different starters, main, second, dessert, ecc. Wines. Remember She is not a full chef, She is a local who happens to be an amazing cook. • Enjoy Wine Tasting in a Winery Farm followed from a local wines expert . • Discover a Truffle Hunting demo in the countryside. Worry-Free and Safe Private Tour Experience, operated only with: • Expert Professional English-Speaking Drivers • Selected local Expert Licensed Tour Guides (when booked) • Welcoming by private licensed fully-insured air-conditioned comfortable Vehicles

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and dropoff, Cooking Class and Lunch with your hand made italian food starters, main dishes and dessert, wine, Wine Tasting in a Winery Farm followed from an Expert Wine Guide, Truffle Hunting demo in the countryside, Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English-speaking Driver

Exclusions: Tipping is not included in our service fees, it is never mandatory although it is always appreciated

8. Wild Abruzzo TruffleHunting WineTasting CookingClass Experience from Rome

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Experience Authentic Italian Cooking Class in a medieval village in Abruzzo Lands half an hour from Rome. Cooking with Rosa. She will show you a few of the regional Abruzzi dishes. Learn the Italian food secrets and make different starters, main, second, dessert, ecc. Wines. Remember She is not a full chef, She is a local who happens to be an amazing cook. • Enjoy Wine Tasting in a Winery Farm followed from a local wines expert . • Discover a Truffle Hunting demo in the countryside. Worry-Free and Safe Private Tour Experience, operated only with: • Expert Professional English-Speaking Drivers • Selected local Expert Licensed Tour Guides (when booked) • Welcoming by private licensed fully-insured air-conditioned comfortable Vehicles

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and dropoff, Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English-speaking Driver, Cooking Class and Lunch with your hand made italian food starters, main dishes and dessert, wine, Truffle Hunting demo in the countryside, Wine Tasting in a Winery Farm followed from an Expert Wine Guide

Exclusions: Tipping is not included in our service fees, it is never mandatory although it is always appreciated

9. Wild Abruzzo Lands TruffleHunting WineTasting CookingClass Experience from Rome

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Experience Authentic Italian Cooking Class in a medieval village in Abruzzo Lands half an hour from Rome. Cooking with Rosa. She will show you a few of the regional Abruzzi dishes. Learn the Italian food secrets and make different starters, main, second, dessert, ecc. Wines. Remember She is not a full chef, She is a local who happens to be an amazing cook.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and dropoff, Cooking Class and Lunch with your hand made italian food starters, main dishes and dessert, wine, Wine Tasting in a Winery Farm followed from an Expert Wine Guide, Truffle Hunting demo in the countryside, Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English-speaking Driver

Exclusions: Tipping is not included in our service fees, it is never mandatory although it is always appreciated

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