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Cupello

province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy

arrowInfo:
Altitude: 274 m a.s.l -- Distance from Chieti: 80 km -- Population: ca. 4200 inhabitants -- Zip code: 66051 -- Phone Area Code: 0873 -- How to reach it: road: S.S.N. 86 from Vasto; motorway: A14 exit Vasto Nord

arrowThe place
Situated along the Sinello river among the hills, a few km from the sea and the important Adriatic resort of Vasto, Cupello has been an important community since the early XIX century.

arrowHistory:
The area was inhabited in roman times, as shown by archeological remains of a human settlement mainly involved in sheep raising and "transumance". The present town existed in the XV century, and reached importance under the d'Avalos family, who greatly promoted agriculture employing groups of slavic refugees fleeing the Turkish invasion (these poor labourers were called "schiavoni").

arrowSights & Excursions
  • Church of Madonna del Ponte, with a fine, peculiar facade
  • arrowEvents & Festivities
  • 16 August The Emigrant's festival, with a typical "ndrocchie" dish (a special type of hand-made pasta)
  • arrowHotels, Lodging, Restaurants
  • Hotel Eden
  • Agritourist Centers
  • Ristorante Vecchio Casale, ctr. Bufalara 16, 66051 Cupello (CH) - tel. (+39) 0873 342926
  • Pensione Ristorante Il Pino, v. Marrucina 32/3666051 Cupello (CH) - tel. (+39) 0873 317917
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    arrowGenealogy, News & Links

  • Municipio, c. Mazzini 66051 Cupello (CH) - tel. (+39)0873 318307
  • Parrocchia 66051 Cupello (CH) - tel. (+39)
  • Surnames presently recorded in Cupello
  • People researching in Cupello
  • Newspaper articles on Cupello
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