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Days Out from Secinaro - Celano (Castle & the Celano Gorge)
35.4km/24miles (43mins)
Start=Secinaro Piazza: Depart Secinaro on Local Road, head for the Autostrada at Raiano and head towards Rome until
you see the Celano turn off.
A drive to Celano Castle is well worth while - take a look round and have an ice-cream.
Celano has no less than seven medieval churches, along with its own well-preserved
14th-century castle, but its most spectacular attraction is the Gole di Celano,
a 2000-foot-deep gorge.
A well-marked track follows the entire length of the chasm at its base, where it often
narrows to little more than a person's outstretched arms. Take this walk before the end
of September, when rains may make it impassable.
Then, find your way to the start of the Gorge, which is not easy to find but is amazing
when you find it! …. Drive through the town and bear Right down the hill - turn Left at
the bottom and look for a little track off on your Left as you go Right round a bend - if
you see the big Hotel on your Right then you have gone too far so turn round and try
again! Without doing the walk, you can drive your car up an unmade road to a decent
car park at the end and enjoy a Picnic by the river and just at the entrance to the
Gorge.
To walk deeper into the Gorge for three quarter of an hour or so, take the Path to the
Left where you should see the start of the Gorge and finally come to an interesting little
waterfall and picnic spot …. one of those walks when you think you’ll never get there but
keep going!
ABRUZZO4U
Web Site For English Speaking Tourists
Days Out from Secinaro - Celano
(Castle & the Celano Gorge)
35.4km/24miles (43mins)
Start=Secinaro Piazza: Depart Secinaro on Local Road, head
for the Autostrada at Raiano and head towards Rome until you
see the Celano turn off.
A drive to Celano Castle is well worth while - take a look round
and have an ice-cream. Celano has no less than seven
medieval churches, along with its own well-preserved 14th
century castle, but its most spectacular attraction is the Gole
di Celano, a 2000-foot-deep gorge.
A well-marked track follows the entire length of the chasm at
its base, where it often narrows to little more than a person's
outstretched arms. Take this walk before the end of
September, when rains may make it impassable.
Then, find your way to the start of the Gorge, which is not
easy to find but is amazing when you find it! …. Drive through
the town and bear Right down the hill - turn Left at the
bottom and look for a little track off on your Left as you go
Right round a bend - if you see the big Hotel on your Right
then you have gone too far so turn round and try again!
Without doing the walk, you can drive your car up an unmade
road to a decent car park at the end and enjoy a Picnic by the
river and just at the entrance to the Gorge.
To walk deeper into the Gorge for three quarter of an hour or
so, take the Path to the Left where you should see the start of
the Gorge and finally come to an interesting little waterfall
and picnic spot …. one of those walks when you think you’ll
never get there but keep going!
© PC Senior All Rights reserved
ABRUZZO4U
Web Site For English Speaking Tourists
Days Out from Secinaro - Celano
(Castle & the Celano Gorge)
35.4km/24miles (43mins)
Start=Secinaro Piazza: Depart Secinaro on Local Road, head for the Autostrada at Raiano
and head towards Rome until you see the Celano turn off.
A drive to Celano Castle is well worth while - take a look
round and have an ice-cream. Celano has no less than seven
medieval churches, along with its own well-preserved
14th-century castle, but its most spectacular attraction is the
Gole di Celano, a 2000-foot-deep gorge.
A well-marked track follows the entire length of the chasm at
its base, where it often narrows to little more than a person's
outstretched arms. Take this walk before the end of
September, when rains may make it impassable.
Then, find your way to the start of the Gorge, which is not
easy to find but is amazing when you find it! …. Drive
through the town and bear Right down the hill - turn Left at
the bottom and look for a little track off on your Left as you
go Right round a bend - if you see the big Hotel on your
Right then you have gone too far so turn round and try again!
Without doing the walk, you can drive your car up an unmade
road to a decent car park at the end and enjoy a Picnic by the
river and just at the entrance to the Gorge.
To walk deeper into the Gorge for three quarter of an hour or so, take the Path to the Left
where you should see the start of the Gorge and finally come to an interesting little
waterfall and picnic spot …. one of those walks when you think you’ll never get there but keep
going!
