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Historical background of Pescasseroli in tate National Park of Abruzzo.

Pescasseroli, found in the high "valle del Sangro", in a huge basin surrounded by wonderful ancient woods, fascinating beech an pine forests, one of the most suggestive mountain place in Italy because of its beauty of the landscape and because of the extraordinary variety of fauna and flora, whit its dry and healthy climate, is the ideal place for summer holiday and winter sport.

When you reach this small town you can see: the houses in the high part of the town, the so called "costa". These houses bear witness to the ancient original of the town and surround the "castello", on this hill you can see the ruins of the "longobardo" castle, and over there the elegant "cistercense" building of the mother church, whit its romantic belfry , the hill of the castle, rises over the town like a grey and gigantic wall, and keeps the rests of an ancient civilization. At the feet of the hill, on the valley the sangro river runs.

Pescasseroli takes its origins from the host ancient age. According to legend it was found by the populations (peligne). Its lands were owner by the counts from celano, sangro and to those of d'Acquino and Vasto, it was also in feud between Vittoria Colonna and Mario d'Aragona.

"Castel mancino" belong to those not-well known monuments of pre-romanic period. At Borrello's time in 1141,, the caste was destroyed, with fire, by Riccardo earl of Capua, who executed the order from Ruggero il normanno. In the geography of the edrisi (the book by re Ruggero) it is described like "a village that looks like a town ". Francesco Saverio Sipari, in a volume of poetry, pressed in Naples in 1846, used to write important words that in a vivid way describe the village the castle and its environments.

In the town hall there is the manuscript "la logica" by the philosopher Benedetto Croce, born in Pescasseroli in the grand parents house.
 
 
 
 
 

 

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The National Park of Abruzzo

The National Park of Abruzzo extends for 40.000 hectares plus an exterior
protection area of 60.000 hectares, it was found in 1923 by the engineer Erminio
Sipari to conserve the flora, fauna geological formations and characteristic
landscapes. The park is, today, the last refuge in Italy for fauna such as the
marsican brown bear, the appennine wolf, and the Abruzzo chamois, the mountains
of the park ore covered by oak, pine, beech and maple forests. Nature is protect
and must be respected in all its forrs. For a more enjoyable vacation come to the
park when it is lass crowded.
 
 
 


   
 
 

How to get to Pescasseroli


 










Motorways

It is easy to get to the Abruzzi national Park. it is located the same distance from Rome and Naples. Coming from Rome and from the North , we advise two itineraries: 1) Higway (A-24/A-25) Rome Avezzano Pescara as for as the Celano S.S. 83 that, across the Passo del Diavolo (1400 m.) leads in the Park territory and to Pescasseroli and yhe most interesting Park village; 2) Higway (a-2) rome Naples as for Frosinone S.S. 214 to Sora S.S. 509, and, through a scenic mountain drive, to opi after the Forca d'Acero pass (m.1535). Coming from naples: Higway (A-2) Naples Rome as for as the Caianello exit S.S. 85 to Venafro Freeway to cerro al Volturno as for as  Rionero Sannitico S.S. 83 to Alfedena.

Railway

Railway line Tome-Avezzano-Pescara: stop at the Avezzano Station