3 Mountain Passes to Explore in Abruzzo

The Capannelle Pass is a mountain pass in Italy. It sits at an altitude of 1300 meters above sea level in the Province of L'Aquila in Italy's Abruzzo Region. It is located on the Italian State Highway 80 which passes near the Gran Sasso in the Apennines. One of the picturesque locations in this area and it is famous among the tourists. The rain and the snow showers increases the beauty of this location. The Capannelle Pass is an important transportation point linking the Province of Teramo with

Passo San Leonardo is a pass of the central Apennines, located in Abruzzo, in the western part of the Majella massif and south-east of the Morrone Mountains group, within the municipalities of Pacentro and Sant 'Eufemia a Maiella. Route from the state road 487, it connects Pacentro with Sant'Eufemia a Maiella, with the possibility of reaching Campo di Giove through the provincial road 54.

Forca d'Acero is a road pass in the Abruzzo Apennines located at 1,538 m asl along the primary Apennine watershed between Abruzzo and Lazio, between the province of L'Aquila and that of Frosinone, connecting the municipalities of Opi and San Donato Val di Comino, crossed by the Forca d'Acero state road 509 and western signpost of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise. The pass has an equipped area and is characterized by the Campo Lungo plateau, surrounded by woods .