TOSSICIA, Province of Teramo, Abruzzo

Tossicia is a picturesque village built along the edge of a mountain crest, just over the Chiarino and Della Valle streams.

Info

• Altitude: 409 m a.s.l
• Distance from Teramo: 19 km
• Population: ca. 1400 inhabitants
• Postal code: 64049
• Dialing Area Code: +39 0861
• Frazioni: Aquilano, Azzinano, Case di Renzo, Chiarino, Flamignano, Garisciano, Paduli, Palozza, Petrignano, Cerquone, Camerale, Colledonico (half with Montorio al Vomano)
• How to reach it: by motorway, A24 exit San Gabriele; by road, S.S. 80 from Teramo.

History

What to see

• The Remains of the XIV-century castle
• The church of St. Anthony the Abbot, with a Gothic portal by Andrea Lombardo dated 1471, and the statue of St. Antony in the lunette; inside a wooden painted Crucifix of the 15th century.
• The church of Santa Sinforosa (15th century) with two portals, one Romanesque and another Gothic; inside a sepulchre and a wooden image of Our Lady, other 16th-century sculptures and Baroque altars
• The Renaissance chapel of Santa Teresa or of Madonna della Neve (=Our Lady of the Snow), just outside the walls, of the 14th century, which is attributed to Girolamo da Vicenza.
• The Palazzo marchesale (Marquis Palace).

Events and Festivities

• 18 July : Feast of St. Sinforosa
• Late July - first week of August, at nearby Aquilano, feast of St. Rufina
• August: Feast of the "timballo Aprutino" (=Abruzzese lasagna) and bruschetta (grilled bread with assorted dressings).

Genealogy and Links

• People researching in Tossicia
• Newspaper articles on Tossicia.

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