# Things to see in L'Aquila (Italy): 75 places and when to go

> L'Aquila is a town in Italy with around 69,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 75 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (21), History (20), Nature (19). The best known are Amiternum, Santa Maria di Collemaggio and L'Aquila Cathedral. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 15 h 05 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 55. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/l-aquila/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 42.3504, 13.39
- **Population:** About 69,000
- **Places:** 75 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/) (21) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (20) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturaleza/) (19) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montana/) (16) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/espiritual/) (13) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museos/) (2)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** FCO Rome, 112 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Monte Gorzano, at 2,458 m.

## What to see in L'Aquila

The places in and around L'Aquila, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Amiternum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/amiternum/): Ancient city, now roman archeological site, near the city of L'Aquila, Abruzzo; italy · 8.8 km
- [Santa Maria di Collemaggio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-di-santa-maria-di-collemaggio/): Church in L'Aquila, Italy · 1.5 km
- [L'Aquila Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/catedral-de-san-maximo-y-san-jorge/): Church in L'Aquila, Italy · 589 m
- [Forte Spagnolo, L'Aquila](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fuerte-espanol/): Castle in L'Aquila, Italy · 1.3 km
- [Basilica of San Bernardino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-de-san-bernardino/): Church in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy · 1.0 km
- [Castle of Fossa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-fossa/): Castle in Fossa (AQ), Italy · 10 km
- [Castle of Ocre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-ocre/): Castle in Ocre (AQ), Italy · 10 km
- [Santo Spirito d'Ocre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monastero-di-santo-spirito/): Monastery in Ocre (AQ), Italy · 11 km
- [Monte Gorzano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-gorzano/): Italian summit · 30 km
- [convento di Sant'Angelo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/convento-di-sant-angelo/): Monastery in Ocre (AQ), Italy · 9.3 km
- [Palazzetto dei Nobili](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzetto-dei-nobili/): Building in L'Aquila, Italy · 619 m
- [Roman Amphitheatre of Amiternum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/roman-amphitheater-of-amiternum/): Archaeological site · 8.9 km
- [Basilica di San Giuseppe Artigiano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-di-san-giuseppe-artigiano/): Church building in L'Aquila, Italy · 558 m
- [Santa Giusta, L'Aquila](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-giusta/): Church in L'Aquila, Italy · 874 m
- [Santa Giusta, Bazzano, L'Aquila](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-giusta-fuori-le-mura/): Church in Bazzano (AQ), Italy · 5.4 km
- [Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/munda-museo-nazionale-d-abruzzo/): Museum in L'Aquila, Italy · 100 m
- [Necropolis of Fossa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-fossa/): Archaeological site in Fossa (AQ), Italy · 10 km
- [Santa Maria ad Cryptas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-maria-ad-cryptas/): Church in Fossa (AQ), Italy · 9.4 km
- [Monte della Laghetta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cima-della-laghetta/): Mountain in Italy · 28 km
- [Monte Cerro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-cerro/): Mountain in Italy · 12 km
- [Monte Mandrini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-mandrini/): Mountain in Italy · 23 km
- [Monte Mozzano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-mozzano/): Mountain in Italy · 17 km
- [Monte Torrecane](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-torrecane/): Mountain in Italy · 21 km
- [Museo sperimentale d'arte contemporanea](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/muspac/): Italian museum in L'Aquila · 3.0 km

And the other 51, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Roman Theatre of Amiternum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/teatro-romano-di-amiternum/), [Cascina (L'Aquila)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cascina/), [Castello di Rascino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-rascino/), [Le Cancelle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/le-cancelle/), [Palazzo Ardinghelli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-ardinghelli/), [Palazzo dell'Emiciclo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-dell-emiciclo/), [Palazzo Pica Alfieri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-pica-alfieri/), [Palazzo Ricci](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-ricci/), [Villa "La Silvestrella"](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/villa-la-silvestrella/), [Res Publica Aequiculorum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/res-publica-aequiculorum/), [Via Caecilia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-cecilia-le-pietre-bianche/)
- **Temples**: [Abbey of John the Baptist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/abbazia-di-san-giovanni-battista/), [Santa Vittoria e San Giacomo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-dei-santi-vittoria-e-giacomo/), [San Vito](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-vito-alla-rivera/), [Convento di Santa Chiara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-chiara-d-acquili/), [Santa Maria del Soccorso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-maria-del-soccorso/)
- **Nature**: [Monte Cagno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-cagno/), [Monte Castiglione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-castiglione/), [Monte Cava](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-cava/), [Monte di Mezzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-di-mezzo/), [Monte Lato](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-lato/), [Monte Mascioni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-mascioni/), [Monte Ocre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-ocre/), [Monte Val di Varri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-val-di-varri/), [Parco del Castello](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parque-del-castillo/), [Riserva regionale Montagne della Duchessa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-regionale-montagne-della-duchessa/), [Hermitage of Bonanno da Roio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotta-di-bonanno-da-roio/), [Hermitage of Placido da Roio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotta-di-placido-da-roio/)
- **Hiking**: [Cammino del Salto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-del-salto/), [Cammino Naturale dei Parchi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-naturale-dei-parchi/), [Cammino Naturale dei Parchi - II Settimana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-naturale-dei-parchi-ii-settimana/), [Cammino Naturale dei Parchi - III Settimana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-naturale-dei-parchi-iii-settimana/), [CDS - Tappa 1/6 - Peschieta - Fiamignano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cds-tappa-1-6-peschieta-fiamignano/), [CDS - Tappa 2/6 - Fiamignano - Petrella Salto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cds-tappa-2-6-fiamignano-petrella-salto/), [CDS - Tappa 6/6 - Ospanesco - Peschieta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cds-tappa-6-6-ospanesco-peschieta/), [CNP - 12 - Marcetelli - Pescorocchiano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cnp-12-marcetelli-pescorocchiano/), [CNP - 13 - Pescorocchiano - Corvaro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cnp-13-pescorocchiano-corvaro/), [CNP - 14 - Corvaro – Castiglione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cnp-14-corvaro-castiglione/), [CNP - 21 - Amatrice - Campotosto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cnp-21-amatrice-campotosto/), [CNP - 22 - Campotosto - Lago di Campotosto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cnp-22-campotosto-lago-di-campotosto/), [Con le ali ai piedi - 3](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/con-le-ali-ai-piedi-3/), [Con le Ali ai Piedi - 4](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/con-le-ali-ai-piedi-4/), [Con le ali ai piedi - 5](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/con-le-ali-ai-piedi-5/), [Con le Ali ai Piedi - 6](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/con-le-ali-ai-piedi-6/), [Il Cammino d'Abruzzo: Tappa 21](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/il-cammino-d-abruzzo-tappa-21/), [Il Cammino d'Abruzzo: Tappa 22](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/il-cammino-d-abruzzo-tappa-22/), [Tratturo L'Aquila-Foggia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/regio-tratturo-magno-tappa-1/)
- **Food and drink**: [Il Tavernacolo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/il-tavernacolo/), [Vini Bellini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/vini-bellini/)
- **Mountains**: [Rifugio Prato San Rocco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-prato-san-rocco/), [Rifugio Santa Pupa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-santa-pupa/)

## When to go to L'Aquila

The best time to visit L'Aquila is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: November to March and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 14 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 21 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 39 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 10 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 24 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 05 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 48 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 43 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 16 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 49 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 32 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 55 |

In June there are 15 h 05 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 55. In September, 75 of the 75 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to L'Aquila

The nearest main airport is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO, Rome), 112 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=42.3504%2C13.39)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=42.3504%2C13.39)

## Other towns nearby

- [Pietracamela](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/pietracamela/): 37 places · 21 km
- [San Pio delle Camere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/san-pio-delle-camere/): 30 places · 22 km
- [Celano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/celano/): 21 places · 32 km
- [Tagliacozzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/tagliacozzo/): 18 places · 34 km
- [Micigliano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/micigliano/): 28 places · 35 km
- [Vittorito](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/vittorito/): 18 places · 43 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in L'Aquila?

The best known: [Amiternum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/amiternum/), [Santa Maria di Collemaggio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-di-santa-maria-di-collemaggio/), [L'Aquila Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/catedral-de-san-maximo-y-san-jorge/), [Forte Spagnolo, L'Aquila](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fuerte-espanol/), [Basilica of San Bernardino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-de-san-bernardino/). In all, 75 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit L'Aquila?

April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 15 h 05 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 55.

### How do you get to L'Aquila?

The nearest main airport is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), 112 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=42.3504%2C13.39) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with L'Aquila as the destination and these 75 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).