Opi
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Chamois, bears and wolves share the mountains around Opi, a medieval village on a rocky spur inside the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. It looks onto an amphitheatre of peaks led by Monte Marsicano and Monte Petroso, and is one of the wettest and coldest places in Abruzzo. Walkers head into Val Fondillo's ancient beech woods, while winter brings cross-country skiers to the Macchiarvana plateau.
Highlights
- Val Fondillo's old-growth beech forests, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Museo del Camoscio, the chamois museum with a wildlife enclosure
- The Museum of Skiing and the Mountains in the town hall
- Cross-country skiing on the Macchiarvana plateau
- The Corpus Domini flower carpet, second Sunday of June
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Opi (comune), Opi, Abruzzo), Wikivoyage (Opi (Italia), Opi). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 379
Things to see
- Forca d'Acero (IT)
- Camosciara (IT)
- Riserva naturale Feudo Intramonti (IT)
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint John the BaptistPatronal feast, with rites for Saint Vincent Ferrer at the same time
- InfiorataFlower carpets in the old town by the Piccolomini castle
- I catozzeA large bonfire lit in front of the parish church
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Opi (comune)), Wikivoyage (Opi). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Abruzzo
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Confetti di SulmonaSweet
Ventricina vastesePublic domainVentricinaCured meat
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina abruzzese). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
4 places to stay within 3 km
- Campsites 2
- Hotels 1
- Mountain huts 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Terme Alte · ~57 min by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Scanno · 14 km
- Villalago · 18 km
- Atina · 18 km
- Pescocostanzo · 23 km
- Anversa degli Abruzzi · 24 km