Parco del Sole, Urban park in Collemaggio district, L'Aquila, Italy

Parco del Sole, officially Parco Chico Mendez, covers almost 4 hectares on the slope below Collemaggio, with its only entrance from the Piazzale di Collemaggio to the right of the basilica. It is divided into three sectors: a playground crossed by a central avenue, a fitness area on the western side, and a performance area in a natural cavea at the southern end, where Beverly Pepper's open-air theatre Amphisculpture stands.

The park was laid out in the second half of the 20th century as a continuation of the public gardens of the neighbouring Villa comunale, below the Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio. It long hosted events tied to the Perdonanza Celestiniana. After the 2009 earthquake and the rebuilding of the basilica, it was extensively reworked between 2016 and 2018 and reopened to the public on 6 August 2018.

The park's name honours Chico Mendes, the Brazilian rubber tapper and union leader, though everyone in L'Aquila calls it Parco del Sole. Its natural cavea at the southern end holds the Amphisculpture, an open-air theatre by American artist Beverly Pepper. Because the park lies downhill from the basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio, it has long hosted events tied to the Perdonanza Celestiniana.

The park has a single entrance from the Piazzale di Collemaggio, to the right of the Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio. Inside, the grounds drop noticeably in altitude and are split into three sectors: a playground crossed by a central avenue, a performance area in a natural cavea at the southern end, and a fitness area in the western portion.

The park's official name honours Chico Mendes, the Brazilian rubber tapper and environmental campaigner, though residents know it as Parco del Sole. Its southern end holds the Amphisculpture, an open-air theatre designed by the American artist Beverly Pepper.