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| Vasto The town of Vasto preserves considerable monumental remains of the ancient Histonium romana, previously a Frentano settlement. These remains are spread throughout the beautiful old town, dominated by the 13th century castle. They are primarily remains from the 1st-2nd century A.D., when the city took on its finished urban form. The baths, decorated by beautiful black and white mosaics depicting marine themes, including Neptune, are located along the panoramic Via Adriatica. The Archaeology Museum in Palazzo D’Avalos is also well worth a visit, exhibiting materials that tell the story of the Frentano area from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages. S. Salvo Archaeological digs carried out in this popular seaside resort over recent years have uncovered interesting finds and monumental remains. Some of these can be seen beneath the "Porta della Terra", in subterranean rooms which also feature materials found during these explorations. Roccavivara ‚Äì Santa Maria del Canneto The remains of a Roman country villa can be visited on the right-hand banks of the river Trigno, next to the beautiful Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria del Canneto. The residential part of the complex preserves three rooms paved with priceless polychrome mosaics from the 3rd century B.C., depicting geometric and figurative mosaics, with birds, flowers and plants. The working part (pars rustica) is divided up into several sections, designed to store and process crops. It is still possible to see the wine cellar, with around 50 dolia (large jars stored in the ground, designed to contain wine and oil, like the nearby tanks), the pressing room and the furnace for pottery production. Trivento The ancient Terventum stands on a hill overlooking the Trigno. This town was a Pentri settlement and later a Roman municipium. Present day Trivento has a characteristic old town accessed by a panoramic flight of 200 steps. The town is home to the Cathedral of SS. Nazario, Celso and Vittore, rebuilt several times in the Middle Ages. Local tradition has it that it was built on the site of an earlier temple dedicated to Diana. Agnone Located in a panoramic position, on a hill overlooking the Verrino valley, Agnone was once linked to the ancient Aquilonia. It conserves a beautiful old town, characterised by elegant palazzos and churches, dating from the 14th century onwards and indicating a past of some importance. The town is primarily known for its production of bells, in the ancient Marinelli foundry dating back to the Middle Ages. It also produced watches in the 18th century. Capracotta (IS) Known as "the queen of the Apennines", this ski resort is famous for cross country skiing and is one of the highest towns in Italy, at 1460 metres above sea level. It stands in the unspoilt setting of the Campo and Capraro mountains. Traces of Samnite walls and fortifications can still be seen on Mount Cavallerizzo, in the Fonte del Romito district. The famous bronze tablet bearing the Oscan inscription was discovered here in 1848. It dates back to the 2nd century B.C. and contains a description of cults in honour of Ceres, and a kind of calendar of festivals dedicated to agricultural divinities. Vastogirardi The ruins of a Samnite sanctuary, possibly dedicated to Hercules, stand on the slopes of Mount Capraro, not far from the mediaeval village of Vastogirardi. The mediaeval church of Sant’Angelo was built on the remains of the holy building. Sant'Angelo inherited his pastoral vocation from the ancient pagan divinity, often superimposing his cult. The Italic temple, surrounded by a portico and protected by a polygonal masonry enclosure, stands on a tall podium, with central steps, 4-column pronaos at the front and a single cella. It stands in a natural setting of great beauty. |
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