Montenerodomo, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo

This ancient centre lies on a high rock overlooking the Adriatic to the East and the Majella to the west, and was the homeplace of the ancestors of philosopher Benedetto Croce.

Info

Altitude: 1165 m a.s.l
Distance from Chieti: 62 km
Population: ca. 770 inhabitants in 2010
Postal code: 66010
Dialing Area Code: +39 0872
Frazioni: Casale, Fonticelle, Marangola, Schiera, Selvoni, Verlinghiera
How to reach it: by road, S.S. 84 from Lanciano or Roccaraso.

History

Inhabited since prehistory, it was later an Italic centre of the Frentani with the name of Juvanum, and in Roman times a municipium. In the Middle Ages it was under the Caldoras, and finally the d'Aquinos. World War two seriously damaged the centre, and was responsible for the destruction of the ancient Croce palace.

What to see

The Megalithic walls around the settlement.
The Roman remains at Juvanum.
The Monastery of Santa Maria di Palazzo, built with a great number of Roman stones.
The remains of the Croce home
The Majella National Park.