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Places in Abruzzo  Province of Teramo > Atri
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ATRIprovince of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy The place:
On the top of a 3-pointed hill hovering on the Adriatic with the majestic Gran Sasso in the background, in a key position above the Val Vomano, the town was famous and powerful in antiquity and is today one of the most important historical, cultural and artistic centres in Abruzzo. The surrounding landscape is also impressive for the canyon-like calanques and the partly-unexplored caves.
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Large farmhouse to renovate in the Parco dei Calanchi, Atri
Information:
Altitude: 450 m a.s.l
-- Distance from Teramo: 45 km
-- Population: ca. 11500 inhabitants
-- Zip code: 64032
-- Phone Area Code: 085
-- How to reach it:
- bus: from Teramo - road: A25 exit Teramo, or A14 exit Pineto History:
Hatria was a Roman colony from which many historians also derive the name of the Adriatic Sea. According to Strabo, it was founded by the Sabini, which is proved also by the remains of an early Iron-Age settlement on the Colle Maraldo di Atri and the necropolis at La Pretara and Colle della Giustizia. In the VI century BC the town was one of the four major Greek harbors in the Adriatic Sea. In 290 it was conquered by Rome. After the fall of the Roman empire, the territory came under the power of the Lombards (VI century A.D.) and was annexed to the Duchy of Spoleto. Then the Normans came, and in 1393 Atri was bought by the House of Acquaviva, under whose power a period of great splendor for the city began. At the end of the XVIII century it was given by the Acquaviva to the Kingdom of Naples.
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