mountain pass
Campo Imperatore
A vast high-altitude plateau beneath the Gran Sasso peaks, an 'Little Tibet' drive in Abruzzo's national park.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Abruzzo, Italy · Europe
Basciano is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cermignano, 22km from Campo Imperatore.
Basciano is a town located in Abruzzo, Italy. With a population of 688, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Basciano sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Basciano to your route.
The Mavone is a river in Italy. It is located in the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. The river is the main tributary of the Vomano. Its source is in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park near Corno Grande. The river flows northeast near Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia and ColledaraRead more
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Basciano is located in Abruzzo, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 42.5964 latitude, 13.7356 longitude.
Basciano has a population of approximately 688 people, making it a town in Italy.
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mountain pass
A vast high-altitude plateau beneath the Gran Sasso peaks, an 'Little Tibet' drive in Abruzzo's national park.
22 km · about 25 min drive
castle
A ruined hilltop fortress at one of Italy's highest castle sites, surveying the Apennine peaks of Abruzzo.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Medici-era stone village on the edge of the Campo Imperatore plateau, restored as a scattered 'albergo diffuso' after near-abandonment. Its lanes, tower and candle-lit cellars sit at 1,250 m in the Gran Sasso national park.
29 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
Art-nouveau café of 1907 on Ascoli Piceno's travertine Piazza del Popolo, home of the anisetta liqueur the Meletti family still distils. Hemingway and Sartre drank here; order the anisetta 'con la mosca', with a coffee bean afloat.
32 km · about 35 min drive
historic highway
At 25.8km the longest track ever to host a Formula One World Championship race, in 1957. The enormous triangle of Abruzzo public roads climbs from the Adriatic into the hills and back down a long coastal straight, all still drivable.
37 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
Hilltop hamlet at 1,452 m above the Piano Grande plateau, where lentil fields erupt into a patchwork bloom of red, blue and gold each June-July (La Fiorita). The drive up from Norcia across the karst plain is one of the Apennines' great reveals.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
A walled mountain town in Umbria celebrated as the birthplace of St. Benedict and as Italy's capital of black truffles.
57 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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