Roccaraso: Ski holiday among slopes, cross-country trails and history

If you are looking for a destination for a ski holiday that combines alpine skiing, Nordic activities and cultural attractions, Roccaraso brings these aspects together within a compact thematic area. The Roccaraso ski area is the focus in winter. It is complemented by a circular hike, the Parco Avventura di Roccaraso and several churches and memorial sites.

Ski area and winter sports

The Roccaraso ski area comprises three ski stations: Aremogna, Monte Pratello and Monte Pizzalto.

The ski area includes 58 slopes with a total length of almost 147 kilometres, as well as 38 ski lifts.

The Roccaraso ski area also includes 60 kilometres of cross-country trails for Nordic skiing. Cross-country skiing therefore stands alongside alpine skiing as an independent winter sport.

What the location means for a ski hotel

A ski hotel in Roccaraso refers to the town, while the ski area comprises the three stations of Aremogna, Monte Pratello and Monte Pizzalto. However, the name Roccaraso alone does not indicate whether a specific accommodation is located close to one of these stations. For practical planning with children, ski boots and winter sports equipment, the distance to the desired station is therefore a separate criterion.

Nature between Pietransieri and Pietra Cernaia

The Monti Pizzi–Pietra Cernaia circular hike begins in Pietransieri, a district of Roccaraso.

Pietra Cernaia, on the Monti Pizzi–Pietra Cernaia circular hike, lies at an altitude of 1,785 metres. Anyone planning the route should take into account the starting point in Pietransieri and Pietra Cernaia on the route at an altitude of 1,785 metres.

Parco Avventura di Roccaraso

The Parco Avventura di Roccaraso comprises five high-rope courses in the pine forest in the Ombrellone district.

Churches and commemorative culture

The Chiesa di San Rocco is the only building in Roccaraso to have survived the last war.

It was built in 1656 as a votive offering by the inhabitants who had survived the plague. San Rocco thus combines two historical references: surviving the last war and being built as a votive offering after the plague.

The Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta houses an original silver statue of Saint Hippolytus, the patron saint of Roccaraso. The Chiesa di San Bartolomeo in Pietransieri dates from the 18th century. The Chiesa di San Bernardino was built in 1851.

Every year, on the last Sunday in June, the “Giornata del Ricordo” takes place on Monte Zurrone. The Sacrario Monte Zurrone is also located there. It is dedicated to the 145,000 fallen soldiers on all the battlefields of the Second World War who could not be given a worthy grave, memorial plaque or cross. On Monte Zurrone, the annual day of remembrance is linked to the Sacrario, which is dedicated to the 145,000 fallen soldiers.

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