Macchia Grande

Macchia Grande is a locality in L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Abruzzo. Macchia Grande is situated nearby to the hamlet Fonte Cerreto, as well as near the locality Mortale (Ruderi-Ruins).

Places of Interest

Highlights include Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Pizzo Cefalone.

Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso

Research institute

Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is the largest underground research center in the world. Situated below Gran Sasso mountain in Italy, it is well known for particle physics research by the INFN.

Pizzo Cefalone

Peak

Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pizzo Cefalone is a peak.

Porta del Castello

City gate

Photo: Pietro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Porta del Castello is a city gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Assergi and Camarda.

Assergi is a frazione of the comune of L'Aquila, located about 11 km from the capital. With a population of just over 500, it is situated at an altitude of approximately 1,000 meters, below the western slope of the Gran Sasso in a small plain called the Piana di Assergi.

Camarda

Village

Camarda is a frazione in the comune of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is situated on the western slopes of the Gran Sasso, at about 800 meters above sea level, along the state road 17-bis that from Bazzano goes up to Campo Imperatore passing… Camarda is situated 5 km south of Macchia Grande.

Aragno

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Aragno is a frazione in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Aragno is situated 6 km southwest of Macchia Grande.

Macchia Grande

Type: Locality
Location: L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

42.43248° or 42° 25′ 57″ north

Longitude

13.51508° or 13° 30′ 54″ east

Open location code

8FJMCGJ8+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6789859606

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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