This venerable hostel at the top of the Gran Sasso funivia (cable car) has a small bar offering coffee and cakes as well as a casual sit-down restaurant cooking up pasta, soups and sizeable mains, or – if you're in a hurry – doorstep-sized cheese and ham sandwiches.
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28.46 MILES
This harmonious piazza has been Ascoli's salotto (drawing room) since Roman times. The elegant rectangular space is flanked by the Chiesa di San Francesco…
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Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio
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2. Centro Visite Museo Terre della Baronia
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The main visitor centre for the Gran Sasso national park also houses the Museo Terre della Baronia, a museum that showcases the environment, history and…
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A marvel of post-earthquake restoration, the 15th-century San Bernardino gleams like a salvaged Titanic brought to the surface to sail once more. Position…
4. Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio
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Set around a tree-shaded courtyard, the second-largest art gallery in Le Marche sits inside the 17th-century Palazzo Comunale. The palace's aristocratic…
28.37 MILES
Topped by a pair of mismatched towers, Ascoli's cathedral was built in the 16th century and dedicated to St Emidio, the city's patron saint. Its most…