Barisciano, in addition to the advantage of belonging to an area of great environmental value like that of the Park, enjoys an enviable geographical position.
After a history always and in any case linked to the world of pastoralism and rural agriculture, the sixties and seventies proved to be, from an occupational point of view, an alternative to absorb a large percentage of unemployed youth in the Aquila industry and public service.
Today, given the crisis in this industrial sector and the need to find valid alternatives, local entrepreneurship, besides following a widespread territorial vocation, looks with great interest at new environmentally friendly productive activities. In line with the policy of the Gran Sasso-Monti della Laga Park, which includes much of the extensive territory of Barisciano, expanding from the town to the fascinating expanses of the Campo Imperatore Plain, driving sectors such as tourist accommodation, local craftsmanship, and the marketing of so-called "niche products" are developing and recovering.
Barisciano, in addition to the advantage of belonging to an area of great environmental value like that of the Park, enjoys an enviable geographical position.
It is situated at an altitude of 940 meters, on the slopes of a wooded hill, from the top of which rise the ruins of its medieval castle. Its immediate surroundings are typically mountainous, featuring a series of ridges, separated by picturesque valleys and unexpected internal plateaus. The entire territory is dotted with suggestive archaeological and ethnological evidence that takes us back to its past.
The town, which develops near the main connecting artery between the Abruzzo capital and Pescara, is only 15 minutes from L'Aquila and just an hour from the sea.
Furthermore, it has a centrality within the territory of the Mountain Community of the eastern area of L'Aquila, which led its administrators to choose it as the seat of the Mountain Community itself.
The services that Barisciano already offers and can still improve (public, social, commercial, accommodation, cultural, sports, recreational) are the strength of its potential tourist development.
Centrality with respect to some important historical, archaeological, architectural, and environmental landmarks in the area is an additional card in our possession to play on the table of hospitality. The beauties that the town itself preserves and its role as the "Gateway to the Park," manifested with one of its most important Service Centers (former Convent of San Colombo], give us the certainty that the expectations placed on our municipality so far will all be concretely reciprocated.
