Rocca Orsini

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Rocca Orsini is a Middle Ages castle in Scurcola Marsicana, Province of L'Aquila. ()

Alternative names: Built: XVI centuryCoordinates: 42°4'1"N, 13°20'29"E

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Via ValloneScurcola Marsicana AbruzzoItaly

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+39 0863 561351

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Rocca Orsini – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alba Fucens, Tunnels of Claudius, Chiesa di Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta, Orsini-Colonna Castle.

3.7 miE
Town, Museum
Alba Fucens
95 min walk • Nestled amid the rugged beauty of the Abruzzo region in Italy, Alba Fucens presents a remarkable journey through time for history enthusiasts and casual visitors alike. This ancient town, now an archaeological site, was once a strategic Roman stronghold established in...
7.2 miSE
Ruins
Tunnels of Claudius, Avezzano
184 min walk • The Tunnels of Claudius are a hydraulic work made up of a long underground canal, six inclined service tunnels and thirty-two wells, which Emperor Claudius had built between 41 and 52 AD to control the variable levels of the Fucine Lake in Abruzzo, thus protecting riparian...
4.9 miN
Church, Historical place
Chiesa di Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta
125 min walk • Chiesa di Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta is a Romanesque church in Rosciolo dei Marsi, in western Abruzzo, central Italy.
5.1 miSE
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Orsini-Colonna Castle, Avezzano
131 min walk • The Orsini-Colonna castle is a castle in Avezzano, Province of L'Aquila.
4.9 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Avezzano Cathedral, Avezzano
126 min walk • Avezzano Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Bartholomew in Avezzano, Abruzzo, Italy. There have been churches on the site since the 11th century but earthquakes have repeatedly destroyed them; the present cathedral dates from after the great earthquake of 1915.
0.9 miE
Monastery
Santa Maria della Vittoria
23 min walk • The Abbey of Santa Maria della Vittoria was a Cistercian monastery located in Scurcola Marsicana, Province of L'Aquila, Italy.
3.8 miE
Forts and castles
Castello Orsini
98 min walk • Castello Orsini is a Middle Ages castle in Massa d'Albe, Province of L'Aquila.
3.9 miSE
Mountain
Monte Salviano, Avezzano
100 min walk • Monte Salviano is a massif in the Abruzzo Apennines, Central Italy. It includes the peaks of Monte d'Aria, Monte Cimarani and Monte San Felice. Since 1999 the area, falling within the municipal territory of Avezzano, has been included in the Riserva Naturale di Monte Salviano.
5.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Marsica, Avezzano
132 min walk • Marsica is a geographical and historical region in the Abruzzo, central Italy, including 37 comuni in the province of L'Aquila. It is located between the plain of the former Fucine Lake, the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, the plain of Carsoli and the valley of Sulmona.
2.1 miNE
42°5'33"N • 13°21'53"E
Comune Magliano de' Marsi, Magliano de' Marsi
55 min walk • City hall
4.3 miSE
Church
Santuario Madonna di Pietraquaria, Avezzano
110 min walk • The Sanctuary of the Madonna di Pietraquaria is a church situated on Mount Salviano at about 1,000 metres ASL in the municipal territory of Avezzano, Abruzzo, Central Italy.