Is L’Aquila safe? Italy travel risk
Is L’Aquila safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
L’Aquila scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Italy Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 10 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
L’Aquila scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Italy (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to L’Aquila: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (42/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Italy travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Abruzzo (42.3540° N, 13.3920° E), L’Aquila sits 89.3 km SW from Rome at 714 m elevation.
Abruzzo
42.3540° N, 13.3920° E
714 m
Europe/Rome
69,558
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Italy)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Italy travel advice & laws.
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