Albe

An interesting excursion can be made to Albe (7km/4mi north), with the remains of the strongly fortified town of Alba Fucens (massive walls, baths, an amphitheater and a basilica) and an 11th century Romanesque church built into a temple of Apollo. From Celano an excursion can be made to a wild gorge, the Gole di Celano by taking the Sulmona road south for 1.5km/1mi or to the Abruzzi National Park, then by a footpath on the left (15 minutes).