L'Aquila

Latest page update: 6 February 2025
By: Dion Protani
​​Any introduction to the capital city of Abruzzo, L'Aquila is incomplete without mention of the huge earthquake it suffered on 6th April 2009.

The earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale destroyed much of the city centre which at the time of writing (2019), still resembles a building site. 
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Comune dell'Aquila
Province: L'Aquila

Region: capital of Abruzzo

Population: 69,902 (in 2024)

​​​Size: 474 km²

Elevation: 714 metres

​Highlights: Fontana delle 99 Cannelle, L'Aquila Cathedral

Close by: ​​Gran Sasso & Monti della Laga National Park

Recommended accommodation: Hotel L'Aquila
WE OFFER PRIVATE TRANSFERS,​ ​PRIVATE BOAT TOURS AND AMALFI COAST TAXI TOURS  IN THE WHOLE REGION. 

OUR OFFICE HOURS ARE 08:30 TO 20:30 ITALIAN TIME AND YOU CAN REACH US VIA OUR MAILBOX: [email protected]

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