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Two hours by canoe on the springs of the Tirino

Capestrano

The stretch above Capestrano is the clearest part of the river, where the water arrives straight out of the rock and has had no time to pick anything up. You go slowly because there is nothing to hurry for.

How the day goes

  1. Meet at the centre in Capestrano, life jacket and paddle handed out.
  2. Onto the springs, where the water is clear enough that depth is hard to judge.
  3. Down the flat stretch with the Gran Sasso standing behind you.
  4. Back on land with a dry bag that has kept the phone alive.

It is built for people who have never held a paddle, so anyone after a workout will find it slow; they also pair it with a bike ride or a walk.

Where it is

Capestrano at its real position from Rome, with everywhere else we list behind it — so you can see how far out this one is.

Capestrano, and where it is from Rome Capestrano drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 125 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 125 min Rome Capestrano

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Via Capodacqua 7, 67022 Capestrano (AQ), the address the operator publishes.

Getting there

Getting there, the comfortable way

  • 2 h 05drive from the middle of Rome
  • 178 kmeach way
  • 2 honce you are there
  • Rent a car for the day

    The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.

    • You pick it up in Rome and drop it back in Rome
    • No timetable to build the day around
    • The stops on the way are the good part, and they need a car

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  • Have a driver take you, door to door

    No parking to find, no wrong turns, and you leave when the day is done.

    • Picked up where you are staying, dropped back there
    • No parking to find and no ZTL to worry about
    • Nobody spends the day driving

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