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Cepagatti

province of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy

arrowThe 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.

arrowInformation:
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

arrowHistory:
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.

arrowSights & 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
  • arrowEvents & 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"
  • arrowHotels, Lodging, Restaurants

    arrowGenealogy, News & Links

  • Municipio, Cepagatti (PE) - tel. (+39)
  • Parrocchia Cepagatti (PE) - tel. (+39)
  • People researching in Cepagatti
  • Newspaper articles on Cepagatti
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