Lettomanoppello

province of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy

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The place

Situated on a hillside on the right bank of the Lavino, this lively centre is the starting point for a number of beautiful excursions.

Information:

Altitude: 370 m a.s.l -- Distance from Pescara: 36 km -- Population: ca. 3000 inhabitants -- Zip code: 65020 -- Phone Area Code: 085 -- How to reach it: motorway: A25 exit Alanno-Scafa

History:

The site was already renowned in Roman times for its absphalt mines, and later on for the local white stone which offered the material for the renownrd stonecutting crafts of the area. Detta anticamente "Terra Lecti prope Manopellum", terra dei Baroni Letto, de Letto: siamo nel XI secolo. Nel 1385 la famiglia de De Lecto ancora possedeva la baronia di Letto ed il castello di Castellari. Nel 1405 gli Orsini persero Manoppello, Turi, Letto, Casalincontrada. Nella seconda metà del XVII secolo il territorio viene assegnato ai Valignani.

Sights & Excursions

Santuario dell'Iconicella, in a wonderfully panoramic position, just outside the centre
Grotta di Sant'Angelo, an old hermitage, now a favourite religious destination, with a fine stone statue of the Saint
Grotta delle Praie, with beautiful stalactites
Chiesa di San Nicola di Bari, stile barocco, danneggiata da terremoto del 1984
Sorgenti, acque minerali solforose dal Lavino ed il Ripa
Majella National Park

Events & Festivities

Early October: Feast of all Saints, lasting four days, with a procession in honour of San Rocco (a much loved figure in the Abruzzese countryside) on the final day
6 December: Feast of San Nicola

Genealogy, News & Links

Visit a great site on Lettomanoppello by webmistresses Sara Addario and Bonnie Rulli
Surnames presently recorded in Lettomanoppello

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