BASCIANO
Province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy
The village rises on a hill on the right bank of the Vomano.
 Info
Altitude: 390 m a.s.l
-- Distance from Teramo: 21 km
-- Population: ca. 2200 inhabitants
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-- How to reach it: - road: Km 20 A14
History
The medieval centre rose in the XI century on the site of a Roman vicus of the I century B.C. and probably a pre-Roman settlement. In the course of the century it belonged to the Houses of Collepietro, Acquaviva and de Scorciatis
Sights & Excursions
- The San Giorgio Tower, with a clock, above the ancient door leading into the medieval citadel
- Church of San Flaviano, XI century, with fine XIV century paintings
- Church of Santa Maria, outside the walls, with a ceiling in painted ceramics
Events & Festivities
- Second week in August:
Sagra del Prosciutto abruzzese and
del "ddù botte" Festival, a competition among players of local instruments, with a procession of allegorical carts
- September: Passeggiata delle Canestrelle, a procession to the Madonna of Ponte Lungo to offer gifts
Genealogy, News & Link
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