WHERE TO FIND THE BEST CAR RENTAL DEALS L´AQUILA?
L’Aquila is accessible via Rome Fiumicino International Airport or Rome Ciampino Airport. In these facilities there is a great offer with the main car rental companies without a driver, so you can hire a vehicle and start your vacation on your own.
The small airport of Preturo – L’Aquila is only available for private air taxi services. If you have hired a rental car from an airport in Rome you can travel to L’Aquila via the Rome ring road (Raccordo Anulare) to the east and then take the A24 motorway.
L’AQUILA TRAIN STATION
In L’Aquila there is a train station, the rail service is available, although it is perhaps the least appropriate, since train journeys are very long due to the many intermediate stops. The entire route can take up to 5 hours and you will have to change trains at least twice.
You can hire a cheap rental car at the L’Aquila train station, we have small 3-door cars at an affordable price. If you move with the family we have compact / large vehicles, Minivan 5+2 seats, Minivan of 7 seats or passenger vans of 9 seats, enjoy your vacations with the cheapest prices.
VISIT THE PROVINCE OF L’AQUILA, IN THE HEART OF ABRUZZO
L’Aquila is a glorious medieval city that is still preserved despite the devastating impact of the earthquake at the beginning of the 18th century. Its main attraction is a visit to the castle that was built by Don Pedro de Toledo in the middle of the 16th century. The fortress is one of the many castles in the area, around 100 castles were built during the 12th century, if you have a rental car you can easily set up a route through the region to visit some of the most important.
The center of Piazza Duomo, with its daily market, is an excellent place to enjoy the city, with its small patios and gardens. The Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio, besides that, there are several well-preserved churches, with an interesting variety of frescoes. The fountain with the 99 spouts is located near the remains of the city wall and the Quattro Cantoni, a meeting point for locals. This is also the area where you can see the best examples of one of the city’s features, the arcades, also known as ‘Portici’.
TRAVELING BY ROAD WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE FROM L´AQUILA
If you have a rental car you can get to L’Aquila by motorway or by road through these communication routes:
From Rome: Highway A24 Rome – West
From the Adriatic motorway (A14): Casello “Teramo – Giulianova” – A24 motorway to L’Aquila
From Pescara: Highway A25 Pescara-Popoli then S.S 17 Bussi -L’Aquila
From Naples: Highway A1 Roma – Napoli – S.S. 82 Ceprano – Sora – Avezzano – Avezzano – L’Aquila A24 / A25 motorway.