Téléphérique du Gran Sasso, Aerial tramway in L'Aquila, Italy

The Gran Sasso aerial tramway is an aerial cable car in L'Aquila that connects two stations across steep terrain. It covers a large elevation change and provides quick access to higher mountain areas.

The first cable car, designed by Giulio Ceretti and Vincenzo Tanfani, opened in 1934 with three stations from Fonte Cerreto (1125 m) via an intermediate stop at 1619 m to Campo Imperatore (2128 m). It was modernised in 1964 and replaced in 1988 by the current Agudio-Leitner system, which runs directly between the two termini on a route shifted a few metres north. The 2009 earthquake caused no damage.

The name Fonte Cerreto comes from the small resort built at the valley station in the 1930s. The upper station sits beside the Hotel Campo Imperatore, where Benito Mussolini was held prisoner in 1943. Near the mountain station, at the alpine botanical garden "Vincenzo Rivera", one of the original 1934 cabins, its motor and photographs of the old system are kept.

The tramway runs year-round, though the snowiest months offer the best conditions for skiers. The ride takes only a few minutes and is easy for most visitors to manage.

Beyond skiing, the tramway also accesses an underground research laboratory built into the mountainside. This hidden physics research center is an unusual use for this altitude.