{"id":245,"date":"2026-06-09T17:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orizzontetour.com\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2026-08-03T13:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:46:44","slug":"a-cavallo-del-gran-sasso","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.orizzontetour.com\/en\/a-cavallo-del-gran-sasso\/","title":{"rendered":"RIDING ACROSS GRAN SASSO"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RIDING ACROSS GRAN SASSO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u23f0 5-6 hours a day<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udfc7EXPERT RIDERS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83e\udd7e21-27 km<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u26f0\ufe0fALTITUDE GAIN:600\/900m<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udc2eWILD ANIMALS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83e\uddcd AGE: 18+<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0ftravel period: June to October<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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All-inclusive horse riding holiday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June\/October period<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional Abruzzo cuisine, constant support from qualified guides, private transfers and luggage handling.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organised transfers from Rome's airport or station available on request for a charge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. ARRIVAL IN L'AQUILA (1)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. TREKKING STARTS FROM SAN VITTORINO (SCUDERIE DEL LUPO, 2)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. STAGES OF THE ROUTE: ASSERGI (3), SANTO STEFANO (4), CAMPO IMPERATORE (5)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. RETURN TO THE CITY IN MINIVAN<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    DAY 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Arrive in L'Aquila, briefing about the trekking
    Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel near the riding school<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    DAY 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    8.00 am: private transfer to the Scuderie del Lupo stables in San Vittorino, L\u2019Aquila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Preparing the horses, saddling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    8.30 am: departure for Assergi. Entry into the Gran Sasso National Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Moving through an uninhabited and very wild landscape where we\u2019ll come across vast pastures, herds of cows and horses roaming free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lunch at a typical restaurant called Parkkeller, with Abruzzese cuisine, platters, and arrosticini. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Arrival in Assergi; settling in for the horses and riders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Dinner at a restaurant, followed by an overnight stay at a 3-star hotel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    DAY 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Hotel breakfast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    07.30: Preparing the horses, saddling them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    8.30 am: Departure for Santo Stefano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A very beautiful route, with breathtaking scenery beneath the Gran Sasso, wide valleys planted with lentils, a packed lunch provided by us, and a little time for the horses and riders to rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The journey continues to Santo Stefano di Sessanio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Arrival in Santo Stefano; settling in for the horses and riders. Dinner at a restaurant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Overnight stay in a hotel \u2013 small establishments dotted around the fully restored village, a gem nestled beneath the Gran Sasso massif.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    DAY 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    07.30 Breakfast at the hotel, preparing the horses, saddling up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    8.30 am: departure for Campo Imperatore. A very scenic route towards the Campo Imperatore plateau. In these areas and on other treks, wolves, roe deer, eagles and griffon vultures are usually spotted\u2026 with a bit of luck. Once on the plain, a spectacular view unfolds before us: the plateau, formed by glacial and alluvial processes, stretches along the slopes of the peaks that make up the Gran Sasso d\u2019Italia range, covering a length of approximately 18 km and a width of approximately 8 km. The Gran Sasso massif is home to the highest peak in the Apennines, the Corno Grande, standing at 2,912 metres above sea level. Furthermore, this extraordinary plateau \u2013 unique in Italy in terms of its formation and also known as \u2019Little Tibet\u201c \u2013 is an endless expanse of grass at an altitude of 1,600 metres. We will cross the Scoppaturo Canyon, a famous location for Western films set here, and head towards the Racollo's Lake hut for lunch, often passing through herds of cows and horses grazing in the wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After a frugal lunch, we are in the middle of the Campo Imperatore plain, returning with a private minivan transfer to L'Aquila.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    THE FEE INCLUDES:<\/strong><\/summary>\n