83 Km from L'Aquila. alt. 1210 m tot.surf. 46,15 sqkm inhab (bisegnesi): 634 FF.SS. stat. at Carrito (17 km)
The two villages are located at the feet of the Big Mountain, at the northern side of the National Park of Abruzzo. They are built on a small terrace of the right side of the valley of the Giovenco river, which flows down towards the Fucino basin.