CONTROGUERRA

Province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy

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Sights & Excursions

• The Torrione built in 1370 on the remains of a Roman building, is what is now left of the "palazzo ducale" which was the seat of the families Nanno, Serra and Acquaviva of Atri, who ruled over the whole province.
• Artisan knife workshop, where knives are still handmade
• Museo della civiltà contadina, in nearby San Giuseppe Lavoratore, in an ancient farm with an agritour centre attached, with exhibits of tools of the countryside tradition before the Industrial revolution changed agricultural systems.
• Lapide Plebani, a Latin inscription on stone found in 1878 in nearby contrada Santa Croce which can now be seen in the Rossi-Barcaroli palace.

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