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Very nice little town. You can stop in the shade on the benches. There is a fountain with drinkable water in the town square.

Descending from a scree slope in single from the top of San Donato you arrive at the gates of Scanzano

The castle of San Donato is located in the village of the same name, whose remains are at an altitude of 1174 metres. There are visible ruins of the castle, two circular towers and the staircase from which to descend.

Sante Marie is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila surrounded by the Apennine mountains, among chestnut woods. It is the beginning of the path of the Brigands' path and other local paths (Corradino's path). The murals that color the walls of the houses in the village are very beautiful.

Valdevarri is about 8 km from the municipality of Sante Marie and is on the border between Abruzzo and Lazio, precisely in the locality "Le Colonnelle", where a plaque was found with the inscription "ALBENSIUM FINES" (the end of the territory of the Marsi Alba ). to know more https://www.e-borghi.com/it/sc/2-castelli-chiese-monumenti-musei/l'aquila-sante-marie/1634/valdevarri.html#google_vignette

Panoramic view of the town of Castelvecchio.

- Church of the Madonna della Neve dating back to the end of the 17th century and it is assumed that it was a stopping point for pilgrims going to the Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity. http://marsica.comunitaospitali.it/Santo-Stefano-sante-marie

In the square of the town of Santo Stefano there is the church of Santo Stefano Protomartire, mentioned in the Papal Bull of Clement III. Initially linked to a Benedictine monastery, it was renovated for the first time in the 16th century, then in 1903; with a single nave, it is characterized by the wonderful classical altar, embellished by the canvas (1800) by the painter from Tagliacozzo Guadagnoli depicting the stoning of Saint Stephen. https://grottediluppa.com/luoghi-da-visitare/