The Church of Santa Maria di Loreto in Presciano was built between the 16th and 17th centuries, enlarged in 1610 and originally called Santa Maria della Misericordia, with a small shelter for pilgrims attached. On the main altar was a painting from 1777 depicting the Virgin Mary with St. Roch and S....
View moreOn the slopes of Monte Scarafano, the Capodacqua springs feed the lake of the same name, an artificial basin known as the “Little Atlantis of Abruzzo”. Built in 1965 with a dam on the upper course of the Tirino river, the lake collects extremely fresh and clear water from numerous natural springs. Visible beneath the surface are a...
View moreThe Tirino river, whose name derives from the Greek word Tritanus (“triple spring”), originates from the Campo Imperatore aquifer system and, after a 25 km underground journey, flows visibly for about 13 km through the Tirino valley until it joins the Pescara river at the Tre Monti gorges....
View moreThe Piccolomini Castle, located in the centre of the village at the highest point, stands on the remains of a medieval fortification, of which the inner square tower remains visible. Received by the Piccolomini family in 1463 from King Ferdinand, the castle has a trapezoidal plan with three circular towers at the corners and a...
View moreBefore his death, St John of Capestrano wanted all his manuscripts and books to be brought back to Capestrano. Thus, in 1457, construction of the chapel dedicated to him began. In the following centuries, the convent was enlarged and, in 1620, when the cloister was completed, paintings were made that tell the...
View moreThe Church of San Pietro ad Oratorium, immersed in a wood along the left bank of the Tirino River, evokes mysteries and ancient legends. According to the portal architrave, it was founded by the Lombard king Desiderius and renovated in 1100, taking on the Romanesque forms still visible today. Remains of sculpted slabs, however, testify to the ...
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