Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Walking tour through the major monuments of the town, in an itinerary that chronologically tells the history of the foundation of the town. Beside the official history you will learn about legends and mysteries, the ones about Templar knights and enigmatic characters like Fredrick II and Celestino V, the "pope of the great refusal".
Local noughat tasting
Private transportation
Departure Point
Piazzale Collemaggio, 5, 67100 L'Aquila AQ, Italy
Basilica di Collemaggio
Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio e Porta Santa, L'Aquila, Italy From Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio you will walk till Basilica di San Bernardino, masterpiece of the local Baroque style. 30 minutes
Basilica di San Bernardino, L'Aquila, Italy From Basilica di San Bernardino you will reach the top of the town where you find the Spanish Fort with a stunning view on Gran Sasso Mountain. 30 minutes
Teatro Comunale, L'Aquila, Italy Back to the Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio where you can see the first and only Holy Door opening every year. A magic place showing a play of sun light during summer solstice.
Forte Spagnolo, L'Aquila, Italy You reach the highest point of the city where the Castle, an imposing Spanish fortress dominates, enjoy a spectacular view of the Gran Sasso d'Italia (2,912 m) 30 minutes
Fontana In Piazza Santa Maria Paganica, L'Aquila, Italy Stop in one of the squares that still bears the signs of the 2009 earthquake despite being the foundation of the city 10 minutes
Piazza del Palazzo, L'Aquila, Italy The Palace built by Margherita, sons of Charles V, who gives prestige to the city like the many other palaces that you have the opportunity to see during the walk. 10 minutes
Piazza del Duomo, L'Aquila, Italy For centuries also called Piazza del Mercato, one of the largest urban squares in Italy, where to reveal the only mystery about the city before concluding the tour in the oldest bar in the center for a tasting of local nougat 30 minutes
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Torrence_O
17 Sep 2024
We had such a fun afternoon exploring L'Aquila with Vanessa for our first time; she told fascinating stories and as a bonus, gave us great lunch recommendations!
andrea_c
29 Aug 2024
Bellissima esperienza, molto utile per cogliere il "sapore" de L'Aquila e delle sue particolarità. Un grazie speciale a Vanessa, nostra preparatissima guida.
Theresa_E
02 Nov 2023
We had a great experience touring around L’Aquila. She showed us the most important and controversial areas in the town. It was a very interesting tour and I would highly recommend this tour!
This tour in
Abruzzo
is organized by
Abruzzo Experience
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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