SANTO STEFANO DI SESSANIO AND ROCCA CALASCIO
Santo Stefano di Sessanio is an Italian town of 120 inhabitants in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo. The territory is part of the territory of the National Park of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga constituting in fact one of the access ports in its southern part. It is part of the Club of the most beautiful villages in Italy. The most accepted theory is that the name Sessanio derives from a corruption of Sextantio, a small Roman settlement located near the present town, probably six miles away from an important Roman settlement.
Rocca Calascio, a stone's throw from Santo Stefano di Sessanio, is a castle overlooking the plateau, its foundation goes back to the year 1000 even though the first historical document that certifies its presence dates from 1380. The original structure was It consists of a tower block quadrangular stones and had already squared function of watch tower.
(distance km 110 - about 1 h and 10 minutes trip)
Rocca Calascio, a stone's throw from Santo Stefano di Sessanio, is a castle overlooking the plateau, its foundation goes back to the year 1000 even though the first historical document that certifies its presence dates from 1380. The original structure was It consists of a tower block quadrangular stones and had already squared function of watch tower.
(distance km 110 - about 1 h and 10 minutes trip)
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