ATRI

The most important monuments in Atri include the 13th century Duomo - the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, which was built on the remains of an earlier Romanesque church, and the Palazzo Ducale, the palace of the Acquaviva's which is built on the highest point of land in the city.
The Cathedral incorporates a 56 meter high campanile, or bell tower, and a very handsome cloister. Inside is a frescoes cycle by the 15th century Abruzzi painter Andrea de Litio (or Delitio). The Diocesian museum is also located in the Cathedral. The crypt of the cathedral of the modern town was originally a large Roman cistern; another forms the foundation of the ducal palace; and in the eastern portion of the town there is a complicated system of underground passages for collecting and storing water. The Palazzo Ducale now houses offices of both the municipal and Provincial (Teramo) governments.
There are remnants of the medieval walls with three gates, the Porta Macelli, the Porta San Domenico and the Capo d'Atri. Also worth seeing is the Museo Capitolare, the Chiesa San Francesco which features a flight of stairs in the Baroque style, and the Chiesa San Domenico which contains two 17th century paintings by Giacomo Farelli.
Other sights include an array of old churches among them San Agostino (14th century); San Nicola; Santa Chiara (13th century); Santo Spirito (12th - 18th century); and San Andrea Apostolo (14th century). Among the fountains in the centro are the Fonte Pila and the Fonte della Strega. There are a number of very ancient and still unexplored grottoes, and remains of a Roman theatre.
The Villa Comunale, a municipal park and garden provides a place to stroll and rest under its shade trees. The Belvedere off the Viale Vomano offers panoramic views of the valleys and sea below.

CALANCHI

Nature Reserve Calanchi tour of the hall is a protected natural area of Abruzzo Adriatic, established in 1995.
Covering an area of about 380 ha, located entirely within the town of Atri, an ancient art cities in the province of Teramo and a few km from Pescara.
despite the appearance that could suggest a low level of plant species, can be found on wild Gladiolus, capers, and licorice. The reserve has extended well beyond the formation of gullies, and you can also find the willows, the white poplar, elder and clematis.
The habitat is ideal for birds of prey, are in fact several pairs of nesting buzzards, kestrels and sparrow hawk. You can also find, thanks to its proximity to several lakes and the stream Piomba:
▪ Mammals: foxes, badgers, moles and hedgehogs, hedgehogs and dormice;
▪ Birdlife: over prey and cited a refreshment and rest, several migratory species;
▪ Reptiles: the grass snake, the Cervone, the slow worm and other more rural towns like the lizard and the lizard;
▪ Amphibians: several species of frogs and salamanders, as well as rare toad emerald.

ABRUZZO

« Quando c'è bisogno non solo di intelligenza agile e di spirito versatile, ma di volontà ferma e di persistenza e di resistenza, io mi sono detto a voce alta: tu sei abruzzese! »
(Benedetto Croce)

The elements that characterize a better place is the wealth of history and nature and originality of the cultural events.
The Abruzzo is a land of wonders of nature tourism with the center piece of paradise, green areas, lonely valleys, walls and canyons,waterfalls and vast plateaus and protected areas where the vacancy becomes a thrill in all seasons, each with its colors, its landscapes, its perfumes.

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