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The place Situated about midway between the cities of Chieti and Pescara, and a quarter of an hour driving from both, the small town rises where the Nora river flows into the Pescara river. It is today a lively commercial center, almost part of the Pescara CHieti conurbation, with a hinterland however of beautiful hills and farmland. Information: Altitude: 145 m a.s.l -- Distance from Pescara:19 km -- Population: ca. 8000 inhabitants -- Zip code: 65012 -- Phone Area Code: 085 -- How to reach it: by road: s.n. 602 da Pescara; highway: A25 uscita Chieti History: Archeological findings showed the presence of a Roman settlement in the area: there are remains of a wall built in the Roman technique of the opus reticolarum, in the vicinity of the parish church. In the Middle Ages it was a fiefdom first of the Ventignano dukes, and passed as a heritage to the Valignani family. Sights & Excursions The 15th-century Valignani Tower also called "Alex" and the castle The Marquis Palace The church of Saints Lucia and Rocco The church of San Martino In the area called Cantò or Cantù prehistoric remains dated to the lower Paleolithic Events & Festivities 15-16 July: Festivity of the Madonna del Carmine Luglio: Festival of bread, oil and tomato 6 August: Festivity of San Donato 13-16 Agosto: Patron feast for Saints Rocco and Lucia, with a parade of wagons and a medieval reenactement called "Palio dei Saraceni" Hotels, Lodging, Restaurants Hotel La Rotonda Genealogy, News & Links Municipio, Cepagatti (PE) - tel. (+39) Parrocchia Cepagatti (PE) - tel. (+39) People researching in Cepagatti Newspaper articles on Cepagatti

Real estate in Cepagatti large farmhouse partly renovated

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