Gioia dei Marsi
- Population: 2,308
- Elevation: 735 metres
Walks and excursions
(U1) Gioia Vecchio - La Sorgente: 1.5 h, Medium
(U2) Gioia Vecchio - Il Cilmo: 1 h, Medium
(U3) Il Cilmo - Favone: 1.5 h, Medium
(U4) Il Cilmo - Macrana - Lecce: 1.5 h, Medium
Monuments
XIX century fountain; village of Gioia Vecchio (14 km from town centre, on State Route n.83), whose church still has its XVI century stone façade.
Interesting facts and places
The area is significant from an archaeological point of view: four necropolis were found in Quercia, Castelluccia, Alto le Tombe and Alto le Ripe.
Celebrations
Festival of Sant'Antonio in Gioia Vecchio (June, 13th); town festival (in August); festival of the piliero (a mountain herb).
Gioia dei Marsi
(photo by: Valentino Mastrella, Archivio PNALM)
Gioia dei Marsi
(photo by: Valentino Mastrella, Archivio PNALM)
