Torricella Peligna, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo

Situated in a hilly area in the high valley of Aventino, offers a beautiful view that goes from the Maiella to the Adriatic.

Info

Altitude: 800 m a.s.l
Distance from Chieti: 54 km
Population: ca. 1400 inhabitants in 2010
Postal code: 66019
Dialing Area Code: +39 0872
Frazioni: Colle del Ponte, Colle Zingaro, Fallascoso, Purgatoio, Riga Tre Confini, San Giusto
How to reach it: motorway A14 (Bologna-Pescara-Foggia)exit Val Di Sangro then fast lane towards Castel di Sangro, at Piane d'Archi follow towards Casoli, then Gessopalena by road, from Naples/Rome, fast lane for Castel di Sangro, up to Rivisondoli then exit to Palena / Campo di Giove, follow towards Palena then take the road towards Montenerodomo / Torricella.

History

The territory has been inhabited since pre-Roman times, as testified by the finding of the tomb of a warrior (6 century B.C.), preserved in the National Archeological Museum of Chieti. In 1173, in a Papal bull, there is mention of the church of Sancti Jacobi de Turcella, while there are a number of mentions of Turricella in the Book of Decime. It belonged to the families of Orsini and Celaia.

What to see

The ruins of Juvanum, in the locality of the Madonna del Palazzo, a Roman city originating on a pre-existing italic settlement. The acropolis on top of the hill holds the remains of two temples and a theatre.
The War Memorial