Guidebook for Carapelle Calvisio

James And Lea
Guidebook for Carapelle Calvisio

Food Scene

One of the best restaurants in Abruzzo run by Lino and his excellent team. Superb local food, go for the 'Grande antipasti' for a huge selection of tasty dishes. The space itself is full of small rooms, each with its own fireplace. Beautifully decorated, full of character, an absolute must!
Osteria Il Borgo Dei Fumari
Via XXV Aprile
One of the best restaurants in Abruzzo run by Lino and his excellent team. Superb local food, go for the 'Grande antipasti' for a huge selection of tasty dishes. The space itself is full of small rooms, each with its own fireplace. Beautifully decorated, full of character, an absolute must!
After a visit to the iconic Roccacalascio castle, this great restaurant and bar is perfect for refuelling. Great traditional food run by a friendly team. Check out the view from the small windows!
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The Rifugio della Rocca
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After a visit to the iconic Roccacalascio castle, this great restaurant and bar is perfect for refuelling. Great traditional food run by a friendly team. Check out the view from the small windows!
Open for aperitivo from about 18.00, this place can stay open all night. There's often live music and karaoke and it's the place to go for the younger crowd of the area. You can get excellent food, too, in the restaurant and some of the best pizzas in the area. It stays open super late, too.
Settefonti
Località Settefonti
Open for aperitivo from about 18.00, this place can stay open all night. There's often live music and karaoke and it's the place to go for the younger crowd of the area. You can get excellent food, too, in the restaurant and some of the best pizzas in the area. It stays open super late, too.
An absolute must! Go inside to buy your meat, specifically the local 'arrosticini' skewers, then use the barbecues outside to grill. There are picnic tables for you to use, and you can get everything you need inside. It gets busy on holiday days, but the atmosphere is so much fun, and the views are incredible. Mountains all around, wild horses roaming the plain, hiking trails wherever you look.
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Ristoro Mucciante
Loc. Fonte Vetica
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An absolute must! Go inside to buy your meat, specifically the local 'arrosticini' skewers, then use the barbecues outside to grill. There are picnic tables for you to use, and you can get everything you need inside. It gets busy on holiday days, but the atmosphere is so much fun, and the views are incredible. Mountains all around, wild horses roaming the plain, hiking trails wherever you look.
Great little bar and restaurant close to the superb frescoed chapel and church of Bominaco. Hike up to the castle, 15 minutes, and then enjoy a deserved beer when you get back down to the village.
The Gallery
Great little bar and restaurant close to the superb frescoed chapel and church of Bominaco. Hike up to the castle, 15 minutes, and then enjoy a deserved beer when you get back down to the village.

Parks & Nature

The Stiffe caves are awesome inside! Enjoy a guided tour through the caves and marvel at the cave formations, stalactites and stalagmites, huge waterfall and just the insane ability of nature to create something like this. Wear a jacket, it's 10 degrees all year round and there's some spray from the waterfall. Ticket office at the bottom, then drive up to the cave entrance. Don't forget to see the waterfall behind the piazza in Stiffe village.
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Stifės urvai
2 Via Del Mulino Stiffe
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The Stiffe caves are awesome inside! Enjoy a guided tour through the caves and marvel at the cave formations, stalactites and stalagmites, huge waterfall and just the insane ability of nature to create something like this. Wear a jacket, it's 10 degrees all year round and there's some spray from the waterfall. Ticket office at the bottom, then drive up to the cave entrance. Don't forget to see the waterfall behind the piazza in Stiffe village.
Superb lake that is surrounded by nature and fed by two natural springs that you can drink directly from, too. It's small, you can walk around it in 10 minutes, but perfect for swimming. It's very deep in the middle but the far side, opposite the car park, has a nice gently sloping beach area. The side closest to the car park is for the more daring who want to jump off the jetty and out of the trees. Small cafe/bar in season and you'll pay a small charge in July and August to park.
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Lago di Sinizzo
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Superb lake that is surrounded by nature and fed by two natural springs that you can drink directly from, too. It's small, you can walk around it in 10 minutes, but perfect for swimming. It's very deep in the middle but the far side, opposite the car park, has a nice gently sloping beach area. The side closest to the car park is for the more daring who want to jump off the jetty and out of the trees. Small cafe/bar in season and you'll pay a small charge in July and August to park.
Park at Fonte Vettica on Campo Imperatore and hike up through the forest to the ridge with its views of the Adriatic, then on up to the summit. Whole hike takes 3.5 hours, but just to the ridge is about an hour and is a great hike. Best bit is to go to Rifugio Mucciante afterwards for wine and arrosticini!
Monte Camicia
Park at Fonte Vettica on Campo Imperatore and hike up through the forest to the ridge with its views of the Adriatic, then on up to the summit. Whole hike takes 3.5 hours, but just to the ridge is about an hour and is a great hike. Best bit is to go to Rifugio Mucciante afterwards for wine and arrosticini!

Essentials

Everything you need from this big family run supermarket. Open from about 8 to 13 and then 16 to 19.30. Open Sunday mornings until 12.
Maxi Coal
12 Via Cesare Battisti
Everything you need from this big family run supermarket. Open from about 8 to 13 and then 16 to 19.30. Open Sunday mornings until 12.

Sightseeing

Santo Stefano di Sessanio was pretty much abandoned in the 1950s and then reinhabited in the 1990s. As such, much of the village is original and care has been taken to restore it to its former glory. Lots of stone, hidden archways and original details to discover. There are some great bars and restaurants, too, that are all worth exploring.
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Santo Stefano di Sessanio
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Santo Stefano di Sessanio was pretty much abandoned in the 1950s and then reinhabited in the 1990s. As such, much of the village is original and care has been taken to restore it to its former glory. Lots of stone, hidden archways and original details to discover. There are some great bars and restaurants, too, that are all worth exploring.

Entertainment & Activities

Excellent tree top climbing park with zip wires and even a small area for the little ones. Shaded picnic area with barbecues, great to go for the morning and then have lunch there.
Il Regno dei Mazzamurelli
Excellent tree top climbing park with zip wires and even a small area for the little ones. Shaded picnic area with barbecues, great to go for the morning and then have lunch there.