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.
Fortress of Rocca Calascio.
View from the fortress.
Rocca Calascio was the location for the final scene of the film Ladyhawke and lies within the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park and alongside the high plain of Campo Imperatore.
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.
View from the fortress of Santa Maria della Pietà.

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