Location: Province of L'Aquila
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10 History Museums in Province of L'Aquila That You Shouldn't Miss
The Province of L'Aquila (Provincia dell'Aquila) is the largest, most mountainous and least densely populated province of the Abruzzo region of Southern Italy. It comprises about half the landmass of Abruzzo and occupies the western part of the region. It has borders with the provinces of Teramo to the north, Pescara and Chieti to the east, Isernia (in Molise region) to the south and Frosinone, Rome and Rieti (in Lazio region) to the west. Its capital is the city of L'Aquila. The Province of L'Aquila includes the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso, Maiella and Velino-Sirente), their highest peak, Corno Grande, the high plain of Campo Imperatore, and Europe's southernmost glacier, the Calderone. The province's major rivers are the Aterno-Pescara, Sangro, Liri, Salto, and the Turano; its major lakes are Lago Scanno and Lago Barrea. It once included the largest lake on the Italian peninsula, Lago Fucino, which was drained in one of the 19th century's largest engineering projects. The lake basin is today a flourishing agricultural area and an important technological district.
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1. Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo - MUNDA
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5.0 based on 273 reviews
Reviewed By anthonybT8926ZJ
This museum is a treasure, with a large collection of art from the Middle Ages to modern times, in it's beautifully-displayed rooms. This structure is not the permanent housing for these hundreds of paintings, sculptures and jewelry, all of which were brought from the 16th-century Castle of L’Aquila that was heavily damaged in the 2009 earthquake. Few visitors were in this large, modern museum when we arrived. After my wife and I had spent 2 hours enjoying every piece we saw, a guide (Carmine Santorelli) came to us after seeing how interested we were and he led us on a guided tour. He explained the history and culture of the region and how the artwork differed from other locations and times; the breast-feeding Virgin Mary's; the hidden figures in many religious paintings that symbolized the distrust the artists (an others) felt for powerful religious figures of the times. His 40+ years of museum experience were truly evident in his passionate explanations of what we saw.
2. Museo della Civilta Contadina
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
3. Palazzo Sipari Casa Museo
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4.5 based on 36 reviews
Palazzo Sipari was built at the end of 18th Century and finished in 1830 Century by the will of Pietrantonio Sipari. The famous philisopher , Benedetto Croce, was born in this building on the 25 february 1866. Palazzo Sipari è la casa natale di Benedetto Croce, filosofo di fama internazionale. Il palazzo è stato la dimora di Erminio Sipari, cugino di Benedetto Croce, deputato, fondatore del Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo e primo presidente.
4. Museo del Brigantaggio
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
5. Aia dei Musei
6. Museo della Lana
8. Archivio di Stato Avezzano
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
9. Museo Lapidario Marsicano
10. L'Archivio di Stato dell'Aquila
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