L'Aquila, Italy

Travel Blogs from L'Aquila (11)

99 fountains and I can
99 fountains and I can't drink from 1
May 26, 2006

... the façade, but the true star is the "Holy Pardon Door." Installed during the short Paple rein of Celestino V (who resided in L'Aquila), once a year those who pass through it are absolved of any past sins. L'Aquila and Rome are the only cities in the world ...

A travel blog entry by shiandgabe
Visiting the mountain home of my ancestors, L
Visiting the mountain home of my ancestors
May 23, 2006

... all over) that resulted in a very clean cut, a little shorter then anticipated. Feeling pretty, we walked to L'Aquila's storybook Castello Spagnolo (Spanish Castle). Review: Castello Spagnolo Shilo's thoughts- This castle was one of the best ...

A travel blog entry by shiandgabe
PRED ODJEZDEM - Pronti, partenza..., L
PRED ODJEZDEM - Pronti, partenza...
Dec 26, 2007

CESTINA Posledni etapa pred odjezdem v italskem meste L'Aquila - vanoce a rozlouceni s massimovou rodinou. Vsechny nase osobni veci i nabytek mame v krabicich, veslo se to do dvou mensich nakladaku, je zvlastni predstavit si, ze cely nas zivot je ...

A travel blog entry by lenka-massimo
la desolazione, L
la desolazione
Jun 6, 2009

Approfittando di un trasferimento di un paziente all'ospedale, abbiamo attraversato L'Aquila anche nelle zone "proibite". Non ci siamo potuti soffermare, dovevamo rientrare al campo, ma quel poco che abbiamo visto è ...

A travel blog entry by annoiatissima

Forum Discussions on L'Aquila (5)

Need suggestion on 2 weeks in Italy
Posted on Apr 11, 2009, 17:28:39
I forgot, About l'Aquila and Onna, as an Italian, I would ask anyone, please DO NOT go there . There's no way a tourist can help, and some people go there just to take pictures, exactly like the rubber necking you were talking about . Let's don ...
5 essential tips for Venice
Posted on Apr 9, 2009, 19:02:08
... dark, and I'm in trouble! Miryam and Bryan are amused, and rather hungry. At last we espy a likely looking place, Ristorante Aquila Nera, and we have little option but to enter. It's pricey, but I select a very reasonable fish dish, at $ ...
Need suggestion on 2 weeks in Italy
Posted on Apr 8, 2009, 01:09:30
As I said, I am a workaholic...and I did not know there was an earthquake in Italy: demolished Aquila and Onna. Wow...kinda makes me rethink our plan. Not that I don't want to go. It is like driving past a car accident and looking. Morbid. I always ...
Need suggestion on 2 weeks in Italy
Posted on Apr 16, 2009, 14:40:27
... Thanks for the two comments...greatly appreciate it. I think you are correct. Just don't go to those cities: Onna and Aquila. So sad. I have frequent mileage with hotels so was going to use hotels in Rome, Florence and maybe at Maetre (sp) outside ...

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