Geography
Close to the highest of the Apennine summits, L’Aquila is positioned at an altitude of 721 meters in the Valley of the Aterno-Pescara, wedged between no fewer than four mountain peaks above 2,000 meters.
The mountains block the city off from warm humid air currents from the Mediterranean, and give rise to a climate that is cool in comparison to most of central Italy, and dry. It has been said that the city enjoys each year eleven cold months and one cool one.
L’Aquila is approximately 100 kilometers (62 mi) to the east-north-east of Rome, with which it is now connected by an autostrada through the mountains.
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