Rocca Calascio is a ruined mountaintop fortress or rocca in the Province of L'Aquila.
At an elevation of 1460 meters, the Rocca of Calascio is the highest fortress in Italy. Built of stone and
masonry exclusively for military purposes and intended only to accommodate troops, the fortress
overlooks the Plain of Navelli at one of the highest points in the ancient Barony of Carapelle. |
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Near the fortress, at a slightly lower elevation,
is Santa Maria della Pietà , an octagonal church built in the seventeenth century. A visit to Rocca Calascio can be part of an interesting day trip from the Villa,
also including Campo Imperatore, Castel del Monte and Santo Stefano di Sessanio. |
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