Track bears and wolves on guided walks in Abruzzo’s Apennines, staying at a characterful hotel and a remote mountain refuge on a wildlife‑focused adventure from Rome.
  • Visit Rewilding Apennines and witness Marsican brown bear conservation in action.
  • Explore Bear-Smart corridors reducing human-bear conflict with local communities.
  • Rise before dawn to track wolves across the Apennine slopes.
  • Walk beech forests and wild valleys to Terraegna Mountain Refuge.
  • Watch for bears and wolves at sunset from a panoramic terrace.
  • Stargaze under dark Apennine skies at a remote mountain refuge.
  • Hear thousand-year stories while hiking amid rugged Abruzzo mountain views.
  • Spot Apennine chamois grazing on pastures beneath rocky walls.
Spend four nights at Villino Quintiliani Hotel, a four-star 1920s art nouveau mansion just outside Pescasseroli, with only 11 bedrooms and a peaceful setting near the national park visitor centre. One night is at Terraegna Mountain Refuge, with solar electricity, wood-burning stove, communal dining, dorm bunkbeds and shared facilities.