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Corfinio

Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

Situated in the beautiful Peligna valley, Corfinio was the seat of the Valvensis Diocesis, whose ancient Cathedral was San Pelino, one of the most important medieval monuments in Abruzzo; the cathedral was first built in the V century and repeatedly destroyed, until it was finally rebuilt in the XI - XII centuries in the romanesque style. there is also an archeological museum with pieces from the ancient Roman town Corfinium.

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Altitude: 344 m a.s.l -- Distance from L'Aquila: 60 km -- Population: ca. 900 inhabitants -- Zip code: 67030 -- Phone Area Code: 0864 -- How to reach it: motorway: A25 exit Pratola

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Sorta sul luogo dell'antica Corfinium in una posizione strategicamente importante (a cavallo tra valle Peligna e Fucino), durante la Guerra Sociale (91 a.C.) fu capitale della Lega Italica (alcuni ruderi di questo periodo sono ancora visibili). Fino al 1928 si chiamò Pentima.

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  • La Basilica di S. Pelino
  • L'Oratorio di S. Alessandro
  • Museo delle antichità corfiniesi

arrowEvents & Festivities

    14 August Corteo storico, in costume romano

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