The Abruzzo region is in the centre of Italy and is made up of mountains and hills that roll down into the coastal plain in the East. Only 50 km separates the sea from the mountains.

In the Abruzzo you will find the highest peaks of the Apennines, (the Gran Sasso - 9,560 feet), deep canyons and valleys, national and regional parks, wide sandy beaches, and an astonishing wealth of artistic and natural beauty. Mountain villages and castles appear, as if out of nowhere, in the middle of woods and fields.

In the Abruzzo National Park you can see brown bears, wolves and chamois, and eagles, hawks and buzzards on the highest peaks.