Il Borgo

Fontecchio (L'Aquila)

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The medieval village of S. Pio is located in the Velino-sirente park at 650 mt on the sea level, not far from the city of L'Aquila. Here we have finely restored ancient houses to offer a holiday in full contact with nature, art and ancient cultures.

Structure and accommodation

Type: Holiday home
Setting: Mountain
Accommodation: Flat
Type of accommodation:
  • Room only
beds: 23
Closed: Always Open
Services:
  • Pets allowed

The houses are in a medieval village founded in the 13 century, with arches, narrow roads and stone houses. The village is very quiet and it has only 40 inhabitants.

Casa Eusani: It is the typical master house with small frescos on the ceiling. The rooms are big and bright, the kitchen has oven and dishwasher. On the first floor there are the living room and the double bedroom.
Il Granaio di Casa Eusani (Casa Eusani Barn): the barn today is a wide kitchen with a firewall on the ground floor, a winding staircase to reach a double bedroom with the toilet (with shower) and a balcony open on the valley. The barn can comunicate to Casa Eusani
La Casa di Pietra (The Stone House): Formerly the Casa Eusani hayloft, now it has on the ground floor a cooking area, a dining room with a sofa-bed and a firewall; on the first floor there is a double bedroom with the toilet (with shower). A small balcony opens on the village alleys.
Casa Cocco (Cocco House): a small arch in the Vicolo del Vicinale is the entrance of Casa Cocco. It consists of a living room with visible stone wall, oak beams and a firewall; three stairs below there is a small kitchen well furnished and a toilet. Upwards, on the first floor there is a living room, with a sofa-bed and a TV set, and at the second floor the toilet (with shower), two double bedrooms, plus another bed if needed.
Casa Vanni (Vanni House): it has a barrel-vault kitchen, with old oak beams, toilet with shower on the ground floor; on the first floor a small double bedroom with a balcony open on the alleys. Casa Cocco and Casa Vanni can communicate in the first floor.
Casa Sospesa (Hanging House): it is composed of a cooking area, a pleasant dining room with a sofa bed on the ground floor and a double bedroom on the first floor.

How to reach us

How to reach us:

Address: Via della Cesa snc - San Pio - Fontecchio 67020 - Fontecchio L'Aquila

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