A HIGH-ALTITUDE HIKE AMONG THE RUINS OF ROCCA CALASCIO CASTLE

AMONG THE ABRUZZO MOUNTAINS STANDS A BEAUTIFUL CASTLE, THAT OF ROCCA CALASCIO.

NOT FAR FROM L'AQUILA, THIS FORTRESS RISES, THE MOST VISITED IN ABRUZZO AND

ABOVE ALL THE HIGHEST IN ITALY, IN FACT IT IS SITUATED AT A GOOD 1460 m above sea level

WITH ME AND VALENTINA THERE IS ALSO OUR "LITTLE DOG" LUCKY (HE TOO A LOVER OF

TREKKING...), WHO HAD A GREAT TIME

CLAMBERING ALONG THE PATHS THAT LED UP TO THE CASTLE.

FROM HERE YOU CAN ADMIRE AN EXCEPTIONAL PANORAMA, I THEREFORE ADVISE YOU IF YOU ARE

INTERESTED IN THIS TYPE OF EXCURSION TO VISIT THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE, SETTING (GIVEN

ITS PARTICULAR BEAUTY AND POSITION) OF MANY FILM SHOOTINGS SUCH AS "THE NAME OF THE

ROSE", "LADYHAWKE" AND "PADRE PIO".

WE THREE (CLAUDIO, VALENTINA AND LUCKY) WERE THERE ON 12 AUGUST 2010, A PERIOD WHEN IT IS

VERY HOT, BUT GIVEN THE ALTITUDE, THE AIR REMAINS FRESH, SO IT WAS TRULY A

BEAUTIFUL TRIP NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN.

GREETINGS FROM THE TRAVELLERS CLAUDIO, VALENTINA AND LUCKY

ROCCA CALASCIO (12 AUGUST 2010)