Moscufo

province of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy

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The place

This centre, of ancient origins, lies on a beautiful hill hovering above the River Tavo Valley. Le attività principali sono di natura agricola, anche se ultimamente si è avuta una crescita dell'attività terziaria, data la relativa vicinanza a Pescara.

Information:

Altitude: 246 m a.s.l -- Distance from Pescara: 19 km -- Population: ca. 2900 inhabitants -- Zip code: -- Phone Area Code: 085 -- How to reach it: motorway: A14 exit Pescara Nord

History:

Human settlements on the site go back in time to Italic and Roman times. In the Middle Ages the centre belonged to the Piccolomini and Figliola families.

Sights & Excursions

Church of St. Cristoforo, with beautiful wooden furniture
Santa Maria del Lago, one of the early medieval churches so typical of Abruzzo, dating back to the XII century, with a fine portal and ambo, and fragments of frescos
Palazzo Ferri,con portale sottostante facciata in cotto settecentesca.
Palazzo Orsini, ora sede comunale
Mura e Torre, resti di mura e torre poligonale
Sorgente di acqua sulfurea a 40 °C in località Sterpara dei Santi

Events & Festivities

17 January: Feast of St. Antonio
Easter Tuesday: Feast of Santa Maria del Lago
25 July: Feast of Patron saint Cristoforo

Genealogy

Municipio, Moscufo (PE) - tel. (+39)
Parrocchia Moscufo (PE) - tel. (+39)
Surnames presently recorded in Moscufo

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