Centro Visite di Ceppo

The Centro Visite di Ceppo is a visitor centre of the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park, in the mountain hamlet of Ceppo within the municipality of Rocca Santa Maria.

Why it matters

The centre is set among the high forests and waterways of the Monti della Laga, where natural heritage meets the region's mountain history.

What to notice

Nearby Bosco Martese is a beech-and-fir forest with ecological value and a place in the history of the Resistance. The upper landscape also includes the Morricana waterfall and the high-altitude locality known as Lago dell’Orso.

Context and history

These features give the Ceppo locality a distinctive meeting of forest, water and mountain history within the park's northern landscape.