Stage 01 – L’Aquila – Villa Sant’Angelo

The first stage of the Cammino della Pace begins at the basilica of Collemaggio in L’Aquila, one of the symbolic places of Abruzzo, where the remains of Pope Celestine V are enshrined. From here, the trail winds along the course of the Aterno River, passing through the hamlet of Monticchio and grazing the necropolis of Fossa. It then continues, still along the river, passing downstream from the town of Sant’Eusanio Forconese, to arrive in the village of Villa Sant’Angelo.