Campo Imperatore
A high plateau meadow at 1,800 m beneath the Gran Sasso, dubbed 'Italy's Little Tibet', with spectacular scenery for road trips.
Campo Imperatore is about 20 km long and surrounded by the Gran Sasso d'Italia, the highest peak of the Apennines. Horses and sheep graze on the grassland, and the scenery resembles a Western, so many films have been shot here. Roadside 'barbecue stands' let you choose skewers to grill on the spot. At the northern end of the plateau are a cable car station, an observatory, an alpine botanical garden and the hotel where Mussolini was once held. In winter it becomes a ski area. The whole trip requires a car.
Opening hours
Open all day (some sections closed in winter)
Nearby sights
- Corno Grande (Gran Sasso)
- Santo Stefano di Sessanio
- Rocca Calascio
- Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria
- Calanchi di Atri Nature Reserve
- Atri Cathedral
- Sulmona
- Lake Scanno