Daily shopping
Grocery and bakery in the village, four minutes on foot. They open early and close in the early afternoon. Sunday hours are shorter.
- Distance
- 0,5 km · 1 min
Practicalities
Where to shop, where to get care, where to fuel up
Massa d’Albe is a small village. Everything else is in Avezzano, ten minutes away.
On site
Six things you actually need
The big shop
I Marsi shopping centre on the Tiburtina Valeria in Avezzano. Eighteen thousand square metres, an Ipercoop hypermarket and thirty-eight shops, thirteen hundred parking spaces of which eight hundred covered.
- Distance
- 9,9 km · 13 min
Pharmacy
There is a pharmacy in the village. For night and holiday cover, the duty pharmacies in Avezzano are the reference.
- Distance
- In the village, on foot
Health
SS. Filippo e Nicola hospital in Avezzano, with A&E. Out-of-hours doctor in town. In the house the first-aid kit is in the bathroom cabinet.
- Distance
- 12 km · 14 min
Fuel
Fuel stations along the main road towards Magliano and Avezzano, some with night self service. There are none in the village: fill up before driving up, especially in winter.
- Distance
- 10 min
Train
Avezzano station on the Rome-Pescara line. Buses to the villages are few and built for commuters: without a car the day gets complicated.
- Distance
- 12 km · 14 min
Cash and post
The post office and a cash machine are in the village centre, at the town hall: no need to drive down the valley to withdraw or post something. In small shops it still helps to carry some notes.
- Distance
- In the village, on foot
Emergencies
The numbers and what is in the house
- 112
- Single European number: ambulance, police, fire brigade.
- In the house
- Fire extinguisher, smoke alarm, carbon monoxide detector, first-aid kit. The booklet explains where everything is and how to shut off the gas.
Can I find everything in the village?
The essentials yes: bread, milk, coffee, something for the pan. For a weekly shop, clothes or electronics you drive down to Avezzano, ten minutes away.
Is there signal and internet?
In the village yes, and the house has Wi-Fi with a desk. Several guests have worked from here for days. On the high trails signal is not guaranteed: download your maps first.
Do I need winter tyres?
From mid-November to mid-April these roads require winter tyres or chains on board. It is not a formality: it snows here.
An equipped house, not a room
Full kitchen, washing machine, iron, Wi-Fi and a desk. What you need to stay more than two nights.