アリ周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

The marked route is not exactly the Via dei Mulini. The cycle path must be taken from Lido Riccio in Ortona, going up along the Arielli River to its source, crossing the territory of Tollo, Crecchio and arriving at Arielli, then descending back to Ortona along the Marrucina or Pescarese, or the same route in reverse along the river. I kindly ask the management to contact me so I can provide precise directions. Giandomenico Scioletti

the small village with the castle is beautiful... it's a challenging climb to get there

Located under the northern portico of the collegiate church of Santa Maria Maggiore, in the tabernacle, is a fresco depicting a Madonna breastfeeding the Child.

Guardiagrele the “terrace of Abruzzo” charming village located on the slopes of the Maiella.

The ancient village of Crecchio, between the Adriatic coast and the Maiella massif, houses the ducal castle “De Riseis-D’Aragona. Today it is home to the Museum of Byzantine Abruzzo and Medieval Art.

The Cathedral Church of San Giustino, also dedicated to the apostle Thomas and the Virgin of the Assumption, stands on an ancient factory of a previous Church. A beautiful impact on the square of the same name.

In the interior of room 1 of the museum, a small, interesting Diocesan Museum has been set up in the crypt, which collects various art objects from the church's treasure, among which is a fifteenth-century wooden statue known as the Madonna of the Help, but above all the fragments of a silver processional cross by the famous fifteenth-century goldsmith sculptor Nicola da Guardiagrele, signed and dated 1431. The cross was stolen years ago, dismembered and placed on the clandestine antiques market to be sold in pieces, and only some are been recovered. On the EAST side and more precisely the opposite part of the facade, crossing the portico you arrive at a beautiful viewpoint adjacent to Piazza Mercato.

Why on a high hill? Churches played a dual role during this period. They served a defensive function and were cult centers. A high, hard-to-reach hill was ideal for defense and shelter during sieges, and on a symbolic level, building on the highest hills corresponded to a location "closer to God".