Gran Sasso d'Italia
A massif in the Apennines whose highest peak, Corno Grande, rises to 2,912 metres, the highest in the range. It lies within the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, with the high plateau of Campo Imperatore on its flank.
- Where
- L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 42.4692, 13.5653
Get the Gran Sasso d'Italia stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gran Sasso d'Italia. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Abruzzo volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gran Sasso d'Italia
Villa d'Este 85 km
A 16th-century villa in Tivoli whose terraced hillside garden became a model for gardens across Europe. Hundreds of fountains, jets and water stairs are driven by gravity alone, and it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.
Hadrian's Villa 88 km
The vast country retreat the emperor Hadrian built around AD 120 near Tivoli, about 20 km from Rome. Its ruins spread over a whole hillside of pools, baths, libraries and colonnades, including the long Canopus pool lined with statues, and it is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi 103 km
The mother church of the Franciscan friars, in the town where Saint Francis was born and died, and one of the great pilgrimage churches of Italy. Two churches stand one above the other, with frescoes attributed to Giotto and Cimabue, and the saint's tomb lies in the crypt.
Galleria Borghese 108 km
The private art collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V, still shown in the villa he had built to house it. Its rooms hold Bernini's marble sculptures, including Apollo and Daphne, alongside paintings by Caravaggio, Raphael and Titian.
Museo Nazionale Romano 108 km
Rome's national museum of antiquity, spread over several buildings, with its main branches near Termini station in Palazzo Massimo and the Baths of Diocletian. Its collections cover the city from prehistory through the Roman period, from frescoed villa rooms to bronze and marble statues.
Basilica of the Holy House 108 km
A Marian shrine built around a small house venerated as the home of the Holy Family. A pious legend says angels carried the house from Nazareth, by way of Tersatto and Recanati, to this spot in the Marche.
Villa Borghese Gardens 108 km
A landscaped park on the edge of the old city, laid out around the party villa of Cardinal Scipione Borghese and remade in the late 19th century. Shaded avenues lead to museums, a small lake with a temple and the Pincio terrace, which looks out over Piazza del Popolo.
Santa Maria Maggiore 108 km
The largest church in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary, one of the four major papal basilicas and the Seven Pilgrim Churches. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snow, after a legend of snow falling here in August, and its nave keeps mosaics from the 5th century.
Questions
Where is Gran Sasso d'Italia?
Gran Sasso d'Italia is in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Villa d'Este (85 km), Hadrian's Villa (88 km), Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (103 km).
How do I get the Gran Sasso d'Italia stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gran Sasso d'Italia and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Abruzzo volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gran Sasso d'Italia before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Abruzzo volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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