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History, Art and Architecture
Pescocostanzo (1400 above sea level) features a historical
centre perfectly preserved and rich in art and architectural
treasures of outstanding beauty. A small town in Abruzzo, which
flourished during the Renaissance, it has been for centuries
the breeding ground of an original and cosmopolitan artistic
production always keeping a close contact with the chief protagonists
of the cultural movement during the 17th and 18th century.
The historical presence of an enlightened ruling class and
favourable economic an cultural conditions have allowed for
an alternating of great personalities in the artistic and literary
field such as Cosimo Fanzago, a prominent sculptor and architect
of the European Baroque, Tanzio da Varallo, a refined painter
of the school of Caravaggio, and Ottavio Colecchi philosopher
and mathematician.
Historical-artistical itinerary
1. Colecchi Palace (17th century)
2. Fontana Maggiore (18th century)
3. De Capite Palace (18th century)
4. Mansi Palace (18th century)
5. Town Hall (18th century)
6. Fanzago Palace (former Monastery of Saint Scholastica) (17th
century)
7. Church of San Nicola (17th century)
8. Church of Santa Maria del Suffragio dei Morti (17th – 18th
century)
9. Collegiate Church of Santa Maria del Colle (16th – 17th
century)
10. Church and Convent of Gesù e Maria (17th – 18th
century)
Traditions and Handicraft
Around the turn of the 15th and 18th century, in the small
Abruzzese centre numerous workers from Lombardy settled there,
skilled in the craft of iron, stone, goldsmith’s art,
pillow lace, intaglio of wood and marble.
Since the introduction of these productive skills, extraordinary
examples of an artistic handicraft have developed in an autonomous
way, contributing in a decisive manner to the economic and
cultural progress of the community and to the birth of traditions
which are jealously kept to nowadays.
Traditions’ itinerary
1. Falconio pastry-making and confectionary;
2. Macino Gianluca goldsmith’s art;
3. Donatelli Nicodemo’s wrought iron handicrafts;
4. Zappa Salvatore’s wrought iron handicrafts;
5. Pillow lace museum and local handicraft;
6. La Casina d’oro goldsmith’s;
7. Tollis goldsmisth’s;
8. Domenicano goldsmith’s;
9. Trine d’oro goldsmith’s;
10. Di Padova handicraft products.
Nature
Pescocostanzo is situated amidst the major uplands
of Abruzzo, in a land where nature manifests itself in timeless
landscapes of extraordinary environmental value.
The wide area which surrounds the inhabited centre falls almost
in its entireness into the district of the Majella’s
National Park. To the North it is possible to come across interesting
naturalistic routes such as the Natural reserve of San Antonio,
famous as it features special species of the Appennine flora
and for its charming and uncontaminated landscape.
It is possible to appreciate the local gastronomic products
in the various agritourism farms in the area only a few minutes
away from the vast Alto Sangro ski basin.
Furthermore, Pescocostanzo provides a wide and prestigious
offer for those who love skiing, thanks to the plant layout
and to its proximity to places such as Rivisondoli and Roccaraso,
thus giving life to a district which is the most complete mountain
offer in Abruzzo. It features 30 very modern ski-lift plants,
110 km of skiing tracks perfectly covered with snow and assisted
by the largest and most modern programme of snow in Europe.
How to get there:
From Rome: A25 motorway exit Pratola Peligna-Sulmona, then towards Roccaraso
From Naples: A1 exit Caianello, then towards Venafro and to Roccaraso
From Bari: A14 motorway Foggia’s direction, junction for the A25 past Pescara Ovest, exit Pratola Peligna-Sulmona, then towards Roccaraso
From Florence. A1 motorway Rome bound, then take the A24 motorway Teramo’s direction junction for the A25 towards Pescara, exit Pratola Peligna-Sulmona, then towards Roccaraso
From Bologna: A14 motorway Ancona’s direction, Pescara, junction for the A25 Roma-L’aquila,exit Pratola Peligna-Sulmona, then towards Roccaraso |
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