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The Monte Salviano Reserve , formerly a periurban park, covers approximately 722 hectares. The protected area is popular for jogging and physical exercise, as it has a pedestrian path, protected from road traffic, and several mapped and marked trails. The pine forest, composed mostly of black pines and chestnut trees, is the area with the greatest characterization of the reserve, especially along the path that leads to the sanctuary of the Madonna di Pietraquaria. Among the typical animals of the reserve, we find the squirrel (symbol of the protected area), the badger, the fox, the skunk, the weasel, the hare, the griffon vulture and numerous finches. The area is rich in salvia officinalis and the yellow flowers of the salvione. The sanctuary of the Madonna di Pietraquaria, located at 1,000 meters above sea level, is one of the most loved and frequented places in the city. Nearby is the Pilgrim's House, a structure where herbs, plants and fruits of the mountain are exhibited. On the pass is the work of the sculptor Pietro Cascella inspired by the creation of life, called "Teatro della Germinazione". The most fascinating and interesting paths are the ancient "Via dei Marsi", a mountain path already existing in pre-Roman times and the path named after the scouting pioneer, Lord Baden Powell, which leads to the "Crocione", a wooden giant placed among the centuries-old trees in 1902.
The Riserva Naturale di Monte Salviano or Riserva naturale guidata Monte Salviano is a nature reserve in Abruzzo, Italy, established in 1999. It lies in the territory of the comune (municipality) of Avezzano, in the Province of L'Aquila. The reserve is named after Monte Salviano, a massif that extends northwest to southwest dividing the Fucine basin from the Palentine Plains, in the Marsica sub-region.
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Museo dell'intrattenimento elettronico
The museum, dedicated to electronics and information technology, permanently houses computers, consoles, pinball machines, arcade cabinets and video games made between the 1970s and the 2000s on a covered surface of approximately 1,500 m². Inaugurated in 2021, it features two large game rooms, two test rooms for playful interaction and exhibition spaces dedicated to retrogaming and retrocomputing. The game rooms do not feature gambling systems and smoking and drinking alcohol are prohibited. The museum spaces highlight the ingenious works of electronic, digital and musical entertainment.
The manor was built in 1490 by Gentile Virginio Orsini on the remains of the pre-existing 12th century tower of the feudal lord Gentile di Palearia. Thanks to Marcantonio Colonna, who chose Avezzano among his residences, in the 16th century the castle was adapted to a fortified noble palace surrounded by a garden. Severely damaged by the 1915 earthquake and the bombings of 1944, it was restored in the 1990s based on a project by the architect Alessandro Del Bufalo after a long planning and bureaucratic process. On the first floor, the stage and stalls for theatrical performances and conferences were built, while some areas of the upper floor hosted the modern art gallery for several years. You can admire the models reproducing some historical areas of the city before the 1915 earthquake such as Piazza Castello and Palazzo Torlonia.
Exhibition space for emerging artists, contemporary art installations.
Laboratorio Artigiano Ennio Gentile
Exhibition of antique furniture, artistic decorations, antiques.
Bottega d'arte Archè
Since 1998, the workshop has been hosting collective exhibitions of contemporary art.
Galleria Comunale di Arte Moderna
Historical space of figurative art.