Sirente crater

#369 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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The Sirente crater is a small shallow seasonal lake in Abruzzo, central Italy. The depression, which is located at the center of the Prati del Sirente, a mountainous highland north of the Sirente massif in the Apennines, is 13 km from the village of Secinaro. Its formation has prompted a number of theories in recent years. Although in the absence of shock-metamorphic and / or geochemical evidence it is not yet possible to confirm the meteoritic impact theory, no other theories for the origin of this geological structure have been proven yet. ()

Local name: Cratere del Sirente Elevation: 3645 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°10'38"N, 13°35'45"E

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Sirente crater – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle of Bominaco, Abbazia di Santa Lucia, Monte Sirente, Santa Maria Assunta.

5.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Castle of Bominaco, Bominaco
148 min walk • The Castle of Bominaco is a medieval castle in Bominaco, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, southern Italy.
6.9 miNW
Church, Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Abbazia di Santa Lucia, Rocca di Cambio
176 min walk • The Abbey of Santa Lucia is a medieval abbey in the comune of Rocca di Cambio, Abruzzo, central Italy, built in Gothic-Romanesque style and dating to the 11th-12th centuries.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Sirente
60 min walk • Monte Sirente is a mountain in Abruzzo, central Italy, the highest peak of a small chain extending for c. 13 km from the Altopiano delle Rocche, the Marsica and the Valle Subequana, ending to the Fucino plain.
5.6 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Santa Maria Assunta, Bominaco
144 min walk • Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta is a Romanesque church in Bominaco, Province of L'Aquila.
5.6 miNE
Historical place, Valley, Sacred and religious sites
Oratorio di San Pellegrino, Bominaco
144 min walk • Oratorio di San Pellegrino is a medieval oratory in the village of Bominaco, in the municipality of Caporciano in the Province of L'Aquila.
6.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Castello di Gagliano Aterno
161 min walk • Castello di Gagliano Aterno is a Middle Ages castle in Gagliano Aterno, Province of L'Aquila.
4.9 miSW
42°7'7"N • 13°32'27"E
Rifugio La Serra, Ovindoli
126 min walk • Hiking, Alpine hut
4.5 miNW
Park
Sirente-Velino Regional Park, Rocca di Mezzo
116 min walk • The Sirente-Velino Regional Park is a regional park in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy. It is centered on the Monte Velino and Monte Sirente massifs, including also the Rocche plateau and the Piani di Pezza and Campo Felice plains.
6 miNW
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Grotte di Stiffe, San Demetrio ne' Vestini
154 min walk • The Stiffe caves are a complex of karst caves located near Stiffe, in the territory of the municipality of San Demetrio ne' Vestini, Abruzzo, included within the Sirente-Velino regional natural park.