10 Sights in L'Aquila, Italy (with Map and Images)

The church of Santa Maria Paganica is a religious building in L'Aquila. It owes its name to the village of Paganica, now a hamlet, whose inhabitants contributed to the foundation of the city in the thirteenth century. Due to its importance it is considered the capoquarto church and extends its name to the historic district in which it is located. In 1902 it was declared a national monument. It was severely damaged by the 2009 earthquake. As of 2023, the consolidation and restoration work on the church has not yet begun.

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Monte Aquila is a peak in the Abruzzo Apennines, located at an altitude of 2,498 meters above sea level in the central ridge of the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, between the territories of L'Aquila and Isola del Gran Sasso (TE).

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The Signorini Corsi House Museum is a historic building in L'Aquila, home to the collection of art furniture, paintings and coins that the lawyer Luigi Signorini Corsi bequeathed in 1967 to the municipal administration.

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Monte Scindarella is a peak in the Abruzzo Apennines, located at an altitude of 2,237 meters above sea level in the south-western ridge of the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, within the municipal territory of L'Aquila.

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Monte Portella is a peak in the Abruzzo Apennines, located on the western ridge of the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, within the municipal territory of L'Aquila: it overlooks the pass of the same name that geomorphologically separates the central ridge from the western one.

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Mount Brancastello is a peak of the Gran Sasso d'Italia mountain massif, located on the easternmost ridge of the massif along the ridge line that connects Mount Aquila to Mount Prena and Mount Camicia, falling within the territories of the municipalities of Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia and L'Aquila, straddling the provinces of L'Aquila and Teramo.

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The Auditorium del Parco, also known as the Auditorium del Castello by virtue of its location, is a musical and theatrical complex located in L'Aquila, within the park of the Spanish Fort. Born from an idea of Claudio Abbado and designed by the architect Renzo Piano, it was built thanks to the contribution of the autonomous province of Trento as a sign of solidarity after the destruction of the 2009 earthquake.

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The Archaeological Museum of Santa Maria dei Raccomandati is a museum based in L'Aquila, not yet officially opened. It is located in the former convent of the same name overlooking the course of the Abruzzo capital and houses an important archaeological collection of the region.

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MAXXI L'Aquila is a contemporary art museum located in L'Aquila, in Palazzo Ardinghelli, as a branch of MAXXI - National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome; The opening to the public took place on June 3, 2021.

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The Astronomical Observatory of Campo Imperatore, now called the Observatory of Campo Imperatore, is an astronomical observation center founded in 1965 as part of the Astronomical Observatory of Rome on the plateau of the same name at 2200 m above sea level and still used today for scientific research and dissemination activities. Since 2017 it has been managed by the Astronomical Observatory of Abruzzo.

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