5. Rocca CalascioCalascio Rocca Calascio is a mountaintop fortress or rocca in the Province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy. At an elevation of 1,460 metres , Rocca Calascio is the highest fortress in the Apennines. Built of stone and masonry exclusively for military purposes and intended only to accommodate troops and never as residence for nobles, the fortress overlooks the Plain of Navelli at one of the highest points in the ancient Barony of Carapelle. Construction of the fortress started in the tenth century as a single watchtower. A walled courtyard with four cylindrical towers at the corners around a taller inner tower was added in the thirteenth century. The lower half of the fortress is built with distinctively larger stones than its upper half. It is believed that this feature was to make its base impenetra... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
7. Grotte di PastenaLazio The Pastena Caves are a karst cave system located in the municipality of Pastena, in the province of Frosinone, Lazio. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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ABRUZZO ITALY | Awesome Italian Cupcakes in Sulmona and Walking to Rocca Calascio
Today we are visiting 2 stunning places in Abruzzo. Sulmona is a marvelous town who lived in 4 different eras: Roman, Medieval, Baroque and Renaissance. Rocca Calascio: At an elevation of 1,460 metres (4,790 ft), Rocca Calascio is the highest fortress in the Apennines. Built of stone and masonry exclusively for military purposes and intended only to accommodate troops and never as residence for nobles, the fortress overlooks the Plain of Navelli at one of the highest points in the ancient Barony of Carapelle.
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