Castle of Rocca Calascio
The Castle of Rocca Calascio is a mountaintop fortress or rocca in the municipality of Calascio, in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. At an elevation of around 1,460 metres, the castle is the highest fortress in the Apennines.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Maria della Pietà and Madonna delle Grazie.
Santa Maria della Pietà
Church
Santa Maria della Pietà is a church, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Castle of Rocca Calascio.
Madonna delle Grazie
Church
Madonna delle Grazie is a church, which is situated 270 metres east of Castle of Rocca Calascio.
San Francesco
Church
San Francesco is a church, which is situated 300 metres southeast of Castle of Rocca Calascio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rocca Calascio and Calascio.
Rocca Calascio
Hamlet
The Castle of Rocca Calascio is a mountaintop fortress or rocca in the municipality of Calascio, in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. At an elevation of around 1,460 metres, the castle is the highest fortress in the Apennines.
Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Village
Santo Stefano di Sessanio is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Castle of Rocca Calascio.
Castle of Rocca Calascio
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Calascio (AQ), Italy
- Categories: rocca, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Calascio, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.32889° or 42° 19′ 44″ north
Longitude
13.68888° or 13° 41′ 20″ east
Elevation
1,429 metres (4,688 feet)
Open location code
8FJM8MHQ+HH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Castle of Rocca Calascio” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعه روكا كلاشيو”
- Basque: “Rocca Calascioko gaztelua”
- Chinese: “卡拉肖堡”
- Chinese: “卡拉肖山頂城堡”
- Czech: “Rocca Calascio”
- Dutch: “Rocca Calascio”
- French: “château de Rocca Calascio”
- French: “Château de Rocca Calascio”
- German: “Castello Calascio”
- German: “Rocca Calascio”
- Italian: “Castello di Rocca Calascio”
- Italian: “Rocca di Calascio”
- Persian: “قلعه روکا کالاسیو”
- Portuguese: “Rocca Calascio”
- Russian: “Замок Рокка-Калашио”
- Russian: “Рокка-Калашио”
- Spanish: “Rocca Calascio”
- Turkish: “Rocca Calascio Kalesi”
- Western Panjabi: “روچا کلاسیو قلع”
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