Hotel Campo Imperatore
L'Aquila, Italy
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Perched at 2,130 metres on the slopes of Monte Portella within the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif near L'Aquila, the Hotel Campo Imperatore is a rationalist structure designed by Italian engineer Vittorio Bonadè Bottino in the 1930s. The hotel gained historical prominence when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there between August 28 and September 12, 1943, following the armistice of Cassibile, before his dramatic liberation by German paratroopers in the Gran Sasso raid. Today it operates as the primary accommodation for the Campo Imperatore ski resort and serves as a starting point for hiking expeditions on the western side of Gran Sasso, though its main structure has remained closed for renovations since at least 2018, with a hostel providing lodging in the interim.
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