Hotel Campo Imperatore

Hotel Campo Imperatore
The hotel in winter.
Alternative names Albergo di Campo Imperatore
General information
Status In use
Type Hotel
Architectural style Rationalism
Country Italy
Coordinates 42°26′33″N 13°33′32″E / 42.44255°N 13.55898°E / 42.44255; 13.55898
Known for Being Benito Mussolini's prison
Website
ilgransasso.it

The Hotel Campo Imperatore, also known as Albergo di Campo Imperatore,[1] is a hotel on top of Campo Imperatore at 2,130 metres (6,990 ft) altitude on the slopes of Monte Portella, in the massif of Gran Sasso d'Italia, within the municipality of L'Aquila.

It was designed in the 1930s by Italian engineer Vittorio Bonadè Bottino.

The structure is famous for having been Benito Mussolini's prison between August 28 until September 12, 1943, following the armistice of Cassibile, until his liberation by the German paratroopers as part the Gran Sasso raid. Today, it is the main resort of a ski resort of the same name, and a starting point for hiking on the western side of the Gran Sasso.

References

  1. ↑
    Touring Club Italiano
    — Touring, 2005
    , pag.135
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