Ovindoli is an important tourist center perched at 1375 meters above sea level that is located within the Sirente-Velino Regional Natural Park, in the so-called "Altopiano delle Rocche", an area surrounded almost entirely by the Apennines. Thanks to its natural heritage, Ovindoli attracts tourists not only in winter due to the presence of the ski area of Monte Magnola but also in summer thanks to the many itineraries and hiking trails to do on foot or by bike.

It probably owes its name to the pastoral activity that has always characterized the territory. In fact, it derives from "Obinolum", "Ovis" sheep. In fact, from the medieval and then Renaissance, Ovindoli was one of the key places of transit and stop for transhumance to the sea, a fundamental activity in a context whose economy was based on sheep farming, so that the rich Armenians will be able to form the bourgeois class linked to the Tavoliere delle Puglie.

The medieval history of Ovindoli can be found in the upper part of the village where you can see what remains of the walls with the Porta Mutiati, a Gothic arch door that was the access to the fortified village. Another testimony is the Tower of Santa Jona, a hamlet of Ovindoli, built between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries to strengthen the defensive system of the Marsica.

For lovers of archaeological sites in the hamlet of San Potito you can see the ruins of a castle overhanging on the rock of the pre-Roman eraRoman, while in the locality of Piana dei Santi some excavations started in the 80s have brought to light wonderful mosaic floors, frescoes, tombs and coins of Emperor Hadrian, The symbol of the village is the Monumento dell'Alpino, in honour of the citizens who died in the war, a panoramic point from which you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the village and the basin of the Fucino. The village is a symbol of the village.