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Historic Sites Attractions In San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore

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San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore is a mountain hill town in the province of Pescara, part of the Abruzzo region in central Italy. Nestled in the Apennines, less than 40 kilometres from the Adriatic coast, the medieval town lies on the northern edge of the National Park of Majella. The town's name comes from St. Valentine and that of the old province in which the town was located, Abruzzo Citeriore. One of San Valentino's most important architectural landmarks is Castello Farnese.
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Historic Sites Attractions In San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore

  • 1. Rocca Calascio Calascio
    Rocca Calascio is a mountaintop fortress or rocca in the Province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy. At an elevation of 1,460 metres , Rocca Calascio is the highest fortress in the Apennines. Built of stone and masonry exclusively for military purposes and intended only to accommodate troops and never as residence for nobles, the fortress overlooks the Plain of Navelli at one of the highest points in the ancient Barony of Carapelle. Construction of the fortress started in the tenth century as a single watchtower. A walled courtyard with four cylindrical towers at the corners around a taller inner tower was added in the thirteenth century. The lower half of the fortress is built with distinctively larger stones than its upper half. It is believed that this feature was to make its base impenetra...
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