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07/07/2020 - 31/12/2023
+ Days
Castel del Monte, AQ, Abruzzo

From €365

Description

Enjoy a unique experience between horse ridings and breathtaking panoramas in the suggestive Abruzzo Aterno Valley!

Discover Abruzzi mountains with a holiday full of fun hikings in nature and horse ridings!

Ancient villages and nature, traditional cuisine flavours and nature perfume. Discover the wonderful Aterno Valley, in the Abruzzi savage heart.

Do you love outdoor activities for adults, families with kids and small groups? Come to Abruzzi

Jump on a horse and explore Aterno Valley, a naturalistic pearl not so known and all to discover, between Alto Aterno Mountains and Gran Sasso Mountains.

Explore small timeless villages, roman and medieval antiques, convents and wonderful churches. They’re special places to stop, where you interrupt your activity to enter in Abruzzi history!

Combine how you want the available hikings, enjoy the best of these outdoor activities during your mountain holiday.

1 day - Stiffe caves | Easy path from Campana village to Stiffe caves; visit at the wonderful karst caves, characterised by an underground river which create suggestive waterfalls inside the mountain. Lunch / Snack at “Villa nel Paese di Stiffe” farmhouse.

1 day - Around Fontecchio | Easy path from Campana village to Fontecchio; visit the village, “Spazio della Memoria” memorial of 2009 erthquake, wildlife “Oasi del Capriolo”. Inside the village you can observe “Torre dell’Orologio” a medieval building with one of the most ancient clocks in Italy. Lunch at “Sirente di Fontecchio”  restaurant.

1 Day - Toward Bominaco | One day path from Campana to Bominaco village; admire the wonderful medieval  frescoes inside San Pellegrino oratory, Santa Maria dell’Assunta church and Bominaco Medieval Castle. Lunch at “A Bominaco” restaurant.

  • 2 Days - Le Pagliare | First day -  Guided hiking until Pagliare, an ancient farm village in the mountains. Packed lunch. Guided hiking until Goriano Valli’s village; guided tour of this medieval village and in the “Vigna di More” farmhouse with a biological products tasting. Dinner and overnight stay in a local farmhouse. Second day - Arrival at Fontecchio: tour of the village, 2009 earthquake memorial “Spazio della Memoria”, wildlife “Oasi del Capriolo”. Inside the village you can observe “Torre dell’Orologio” a medieval building with one of the most ancient clocks in Italy. Dinner and overnight stay in a local accomodation facility. 
  • 2 Days - Sant’Erasmo hermitage | First day - Guided hiking until Bominaco village and tour of the wonderful medieval frescoes inside San Pellegrino oratory, Santa Maria dell’Assunta church and Bominaco Medieval Castle. Lunch at “A Bominaco” restaurant. Arrival at Caporciano with dinner and overnight stay in a local farmhouse. Second day - Guided hiking at Sant’Erasmo hermitage, wonderful medieval building in high-mountain with the view over Abruzzi mountain ranges. Packed lunch at the hermitage. Return to Campana.

Customize your weekend away in nature, choose one or more of proposed  itineraries!

Abruzzi awaits you! :)


  Where it will take place

The activity takes place in Aterno Valley, in Abruzzi.


  Special features

The horse and Abruzzi nature: the perfect mix for an unforgettable mountain holiday full of outdoor activities. Long horse rides to immerse yourself in nature, with your family or your group of friends, to live together a real adventure in the heart of Abruzzi.


  When and how to participate

  • Useful to: All
  • When: to know the availability and reserve, please send a request to the provider
  • Meeting point: At the accommodation facilities in Aterno Valley
  • Duration: 3 days
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Languages: Italian, english
  • Minimum participants: 6 people
  • Equipment required: Riding boots, raincoat, comfortable clothing (possibly in layers, because of the possible variation of weather conditions)
  • Data sheet:

DAY 1:

  • Individual arrival or transfer from the point of arrival to the accommodation facility in Aterno Valley
  • Meeting with the expert guide and first tour
  • Dinner based typical recipes, meeting with the tour guide to know the itinerary and delivery of the documentation

DAY 2:

  • After breakfast, start of the second tour
  • Lunch with a packed lunch based on local products or in a restaurant
  • Dinner and overnight stay 

DAY 3:

  • After breakfast, third tour
  • Lunch with a packed lunch based on local products or in a restaurant
  • Return to the accomodation in the afternoon, greetings and departure from the own destinations 

 

  • Price: 365,00 euros (per person)

  What it includes

  • Accomodation in a farmhouse in a double room with private bathroom | In case of non-availability of the provided accommodation for the overnight stay, we guarantee you a level or higher accommodation!
  • All the lunches, dinners, breakfasts and tastings
  • Expert guide assistance
  • Horse rental

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Mountain holiday and horse riding in Abruzzo
Mountain holiday and horse riding in Abruzzo
Mountain holiday and horse riding in Abruzzo
Mountain holiday and horse riding in Abruzzo