# Castel del Monte, the shepherds' village at the edge of the plateau

What to do en Gran Sasso · Gran Sasso

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/abruzzo/gran-sasso/things-to-do/castel-del-monte · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h 30
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: Everyone

Hillside stone village at the southern exit of Campo Imperatore, one of the Borghi più belli d'Italia, with huddled houses and covered passages · 1–2 h

What it is
The village that closes Campo Imperatore to the south-east, at 1,346 m, and one of the emblematic places of transhumance: from here the flocks set out for the plains of the Tavoliere, in Apulia. The stone houses huddle on the hillside, with the sporti, covered passages beneath the houses, in the historic centre. About 380 people live here. It is part of the Borghi più belli d'Italia.
How to fit it in
It is on the way: if you cross Campo Imperatore by car and come down via Fonte Vetica, you enter the village before continuing to Calascio and Santo Stefano. Leave the car below and walk up; in an hour you can see it all.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.3655, 13.7261

## Cerca de aquí

- [Ristoro Mucciante](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/abruzzo/gran-sasso/where-to-eat/ristoro-mucciante), a 1.7 km
- [Rocca Calascio, the fortress at 1,460 m](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/abruzzo/gran-sasso/things-to-do/rocca-calascio), a 5.1 km
- [Rifugio della Rocca, albergo diffuso in Rocca Calascio](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/abruzzo/gran-sasso/where-to-stay/rifugio-della-rocca), a 5.2 km
- [Ristorante Rifugio della Rocca](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/abruzzo/gran-sasso/where-to-eat/rifugio-della-rocca-restaurant), a 5.2 km
- [Sextantio Albergo Diffuso](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/abruzzo/gran-sasso/where-to-stay/sextantio-albergo-diffuso), a 7.2 km
- [Santo Stefano di Sessanio, the Medici village](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/abruzzo/gran-sasso/things-to-do/santo-stefano-di-sessanio), a 7.2 km
- [Sextantio Cucina](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/abruzzo/gran-sasso/where-to-eat/sextantio-cucina), a 7.3 km
- [Campo Imperatore by car, from Fonte Cerreto to Castel del Monte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/abruzzo/gran-sasso/things-to-do/campo-imperatore-drive), a 8.6 km

## Consejos

### Combine it with arrosticini
Fonte Vetica, with the Ristoro Mucciante, is in its municipality, on the climb to the plateau.

Destino: [Gran Sasso](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/abruzzo/gran-sasso.md)