Rocca Calascio, Italy - right beside the wonderful fortress of Rocca Calascio, and located on the top of a mountain, the Santa Maria della Pietà church displays a breathtaking view

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Abruzzo & Molise

Bisected by the spinal Apennine mountains, Abruzzo and Molise make up Italy’s forgotten quarter, blessed more with natural attractions than cultural colossi. A major national-park-building effort in the 1990s created an almost unbroken swath of protected land that stretches from the harsh, isolated Monti della Laga in the north to the round-topped Majella mountains further south.


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