CASTILENTI
Province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy
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The small centre, situated along the North
bank of the river Fino, was in antiquity under the influence
of the Sabines and later of the Roman colony HCastilentia. It
is typical for the"pinciare", poor country huts made
with earth and hay, which can still be seen in the fields around
the village. In August the national literary award "Luigi
Antonelli" takes
History
There is a necropolis in nearby Casablanca from the early Iron
Age (VI-V century B.C.). In the Roman period one Lentius who
owned a villa nearby left his name ("castrum Lentuli")
to the village. In the Middle Ages there was a Franciscan monastery
on Colle Oliveto. The origins of the present village date back
to the late Middle Ages. Then in the XV century the many fights
for supremacy between the local families gave way to the rise
of the Acquaviva and later Marquis De Sterlich, who owned it
till the XVIII century
Sights & Excursions
Festivities
Holy Friday: a procession with two choruses, mail voicis singing
a Miserere and female voices answering with a lauda
20 August: Feast of San Romualdo
28 August: Feast of the Patron saints Pietro, Antonio and Vittoria
Information:
Altitude: 270 m a.s.l
Distance from Teramo: 42 km
Population: ca. 1600 inhabitants
How to reach it:
- bus: from Teramo
- road: Kms 18 from A24
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