Getting there

Planes

Rome’s airports are the main gateways to Abruzzo. Ciampino is served by Easyjet (www.easyjet.com) and Ryanair (www.ryanair.com); Alitalia (www.alitalia.com) and British Airways (www.ba.com) fly in and out of Fiumicino. On the other side of the Apennines | Ryanair also flies to coastal Pescara.

Trains

L’Aquila has a train station, served by Trenitalia (www.trenitalia.com) routes to the rest of Italy, usually via a change in Terni. From Rome, the journey will take just over three hours.

Automobiles

A car is advisable for getting around this remote mountain terrain. There’s a Nova (www.novacarhire.com) desk at Ciampino and an Avis (www.avis.com) at Fiumicino.