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Lentella

province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy

arrowInfo:
Altitude: 398 m a.s.l -- Distance from Chieti: 92 km -- Population: ca. 750 inhabitants -- Zip code: -- Phone Area Code: -- How to reach it: motorway: A14 exit San Salvo
- road: S.S. N. 650 from San Salvo

arrowThe place
Near the border with Apulia and just below Mount Calvario, this small mountain village lise between the Treste and Trigno rivers.

arrowHistory:
Of medieval origin, the village had a certain importance in the XII century and later belonged to the powerful d'Avalos family. Since the end of the XIX century, a massive emigration marked the beginning of a slow death of the area, and most old houses are now abandoned.

arrowSights & Excursions
  • Church of Saints Cosma and Damiano, with a fine Romanesque-Gothic facade in two colours (typical of Southern Italian architecture which dominates the landscaspe with the profile of its bell-tower)
  • arrowEvents & Festivities
  • 26-28 September: Feast of Saints Cosma and Damiano, with a procession of girls in traditional costumes bearing Abruzzese copper pots
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