So called " Region of the parks ", no Europe's region overcomes its in environmental defense with 30 % of its territory protected. Three national parks, a regional park and dozens of areas and natural reserves. In a region like this it is natural that the capital calls itself L'Aquila. Dominated by a castle of the 16th century, it possesses civil and religious splendid monuments, of medieval and Renaissance epoch. The popular Traditions also are very important, like "Party of the serpents hunters" in Coculo, which on the first Sunday of May attracts thousands of persons to this minuscule village.pueblo.