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Places in Abruzzo  Province of Chieti > Francavilla | |||||||||||||||||||||
Francavilla al Mareprovince of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy
 Info:Altitude: 3 m a.s.l
-- Distance from Chieti: 20 km
-- Population: ca. 22.000 inhabitants
-- Zip code: 66023
-- Phone Area Code: 085
-- How to reach it: road: S.S.N. 16; motorway: A-14 exit Pescara Sud
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The place
A few km South of Pescara lies Francavilla, one of the finest seaside resorts and an important cultural centre in Abruzzi.
History:
The area was inhabited since prehistory, and early remains have been found at St. Cecilia. In 1162 the village was granted immunity from all taxations for 12 years, and this episode also gave origin to the name "Francavilla" (latin, meaning free town). The harbour was a flourishing commercial key point in the Adriatic Sea, but in the XVI century was plundered by Turkish troops. It was under such important families as the Caracciolo and D'Avalos. In the late XIX century was already a well known seaside resort and the seat of an artistic literary circle with relevant figures as F.P. Michetti, G. D'Annunzio, F.P. Tosti, who met at the "Conventino", in the former monastery of Santa Maria di Gesł.
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