History
The Abruzzo National Park was founded in 1923 with royal decree n° 257 become low in July in the same year.

The area
The National Park extends approximately for 44.000 hectare and it includes twentytwo communes of three provinces, L'Aquila, Frosinone and Isernia. The ¾ of the area in Abruzzo includes eleven communes: Alfedena, Barrea, Bisegna, Civitella Alfedena, Gioia dei Marsi, Lecce dei Marsi, Opi, Pescasseroli, Scanno, Villavallelonga, and Villetta Barrea. Actually the National Park is divided in four area: complete preserve, general preserve, Protection of the countryside, development.
Though it is true that the national park represents a magnificent jewel among the natural resources of Abruzzo.

Excursions
The nature in Abruzzo is wild, varied and unpredictable as such offers the opportunity of exciting and challenging for sports. The area is ideal for walking, horse riding, mountain-biking, trakking, birdwatching in the reserves, canoeing and windsurf on the lake. Cross-country race, in the Macchiarvana and Passo Godi ski pistes, cross-country race and mountaineering.

The area
The park has an area of 148.935 acres, including 44 towns belonging to L'Aquila, Teramo, Pescara, Ascoli and Rieti districts. The Abruzzo's area (9/10 of the entire area) includes the following towns: Arsita, Barete, Barisciano, Brittoli, Bussi sul Tirino, Cagnano Amiterno, Calascio, Campli, Campotosto, Capitignano, Carapelle Calvisio, Carpineto della Nora, Castel del Monte, Castelli, Castelvecchio Calvisio, Castiglione a Casauria, Civitella Casanova, Civitella del Tronto, Cortino, Corvara, Crognaleto, Fano Adriano, Farindola, Isola del Gran Sasso, L'Aquila, Montereale, Montorio al Vomano, Ofena, Pietracamela, Pizzoli, Rocca Santa Maria, Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Teramo, Torricella Sicura, Tossicia, Valle Castellana, Villa Celiera and Villa Santa Lucia.

Excursions
It's possible to make excursion on foot, on horseback, by mountain-bike. You can also choose among: trekking, giuded tours, naturalistic photography, nature-watching, bird-watching, cicle-tourism, mountaineering (on the Corno Grande, Corno Piccolo, Monte Camicia and Pizzo d'Intermisoli walls), climbing, canoa and windsure (in Campotosto), cross-country ski (in Castel del Monte, Santo Stefano di Sessanio and Pietra CAmela), mountaineering-ski, climbing on ice-walls, sky.

The area
The park has an area of 74.095 acres, including the Pescara, chieti and L'Aquila districts, and the following towns: : Abbateggio, Ateleta, Bolognano, Campo di Giove, Cansano, Caramanico Terme, Civitella Messer Raimondo, Corfinio, Fara San Martino, Gamberale, Guardiagrele, Lama dei Peligni, Lettomanoppello, Lettopalena, Montenerodomo, Pacentro, Palena, Palombaro, Pennapiedimonte, Pescocostanzo, Pizzoferrato, Popoli, Pretoro, Rapino, Rivisondoli, Rocca Pia, Roccacasale, Roccamorice, Roccaraso, Salle, San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, Sant'Eufemia a Maiella, Serramonacesca, Sulmona, Taranta Peligna and Tocco da Casauria.

Routes
Tourists can leave from Fossacesia Marina towards Lanciano - Guardiagrele - Pennapiedimonte - Fara San Martino - Palena - Rivisondoli - Roccaraso - Pescocostanzo - Campo di Giove.

Excursions
It's possible to make excursion on foot, on horseback, by mountain-bike. You can also choose among: trekking, giuded tours, naturalistic photography, nature-watching, bird-watching, cicle-tourism, mountaineering, climbing, canoa (in Aventino), cross-country ski (in Pescocostanzo, Passolanciano and Decontra), ski.

The area
The park extends for 59.140 hectares in L'Aquila province and the territory includes the following communes: Acciano, Aielli, Castel di Ieri, Castelvecchi, o - Subbequo, Celano, Cerchio, Fagnano, Fontecchio, Gagliano Aterno, Goriano Sicoli, L'Aquila, Magliano dei Marsi, Massa D'Albe, Molina Aterno, Ocre, Ovindoli, Pescina, Rocca di Cambio, Rocca di Mazzo, Secinaro, Collarmele e Tione degli Abruzzi. To the west the Park marks the boundary with Lazio (Latium), to the south with Piana del Fucine and with Aterno river on north - north-east. The Sirente Velino Regional Park including the third summit of the Appennines with Monte Velino (2487 mt) and the Massif of Sirente extended for 20 km.

Routes
From Celano, Ovindoli to the L'Aquila direction: Rocca di Mezzo, Rocca di Cambio, Campofelice, Grotte di Stiffe, San Panfilo D'Ocre, L'Aquila.
The itinerary is starting from Sulmona and returning there after having visited some sites of great historical and artistic interest.

Excursions
The area is ideal for walking, horse riding, mountain-biking, trakking, birdwatching in the reserves, kayaking down, cross-country race, in the Campofelice and Piano di Pezza ski pistes, free climbing cross-country race and mountaineering.