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カステッロ・ピッコローミニは、町の中心部を見下ろすように建っており、現在は市庁舎も入っています。町の中心広場に面して建っているため、この村の景観において非常に象徴的な存在です。 中世に起源を持つこの建物は、以前の要塞の跡地に建てられており、中央の角柱形の塔は今も残っています。現在の姿は、時代とともにこの城を所有した貴族、特にアクアヴィーヴァ家、ピッコローミニ家、メディチ家による様々な改築の結果です。15世紀の姿は一般的に1485年に遡るとされており、内部は1924年に修復されました。

The Cathedral of Saints Valentine and Damian (real name) in San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore (PE) is not only the spiritual center of the village, but also a tangible testimony to its millennia-old history. Its roots date back to around the year 1000, when the village, initially known as Castrum Petrae, became the burial place (and subsequent transfer of the bodies) of the Holy Martyrs Valentine and Damian, elevating the site to a pilgrimage destination and decreeing its name change. The current building is the result of a long process of destruction and rebirth, typical of Abruzzo towns. The most crucial moment was the great Maiella earthquake of 1706, which devastated much of the area and necessitated almost complete reconstruction. It was following this earthquake that the church took on its most distinctive character. The interior, in fact, is a magnificent example of sumptuous 18th-century Baroque, the result of restoration work carried out between 1777 and 1791. Here, the wide single nave unfolds beneath a richly decorated barrel vault, punctuated by pilasters with Corinthian capitals, creating an atmosphere of great elegance and sumptuousness. In stark contrast to this interior grace, the exterior boasts a powerful salient façade flanked by twin bell towers. This end block was added only more recently (between 1920 and 1931), designed by architect Antonio Liberi, giving the cathedral the monumental appearance we know today. Guardian of the remains of the patron saints and a symbol of the village's resilience after natural disasters, the cathedral perfectly embodies the faith and history of San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore.

Moving away from Salle, on the right, a few meters from the trail entrance, you will find a spectacular panoramic point of the bridge and the Orte gorges.

lovely lunch here. you have to book on a Sunday

A nature reserve located in the municipality of Popoli. The springs' expanse of water offers a marvelous spectacle.

This place is a nature reserve in the Popoli area. The colors you can admire in the water are marvelous.

Anyone taking the Appennino Bike Tour should take the main road from Bussi onwards. As of May 31, 2025

Antonio Piccolomini was a lover of military art and the arts in general, he left memories of himself in various places in Abruzzo having been invested as Count, Baron and Marquis...