| Colonnella | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Abruzzo | |
| Territory | Val Vibrata | |
| Altitude | 303 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 21 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 3.734 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Colonnellesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0861, 0735 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 64010 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Michele (May 8) | |
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Colonnella is a city ofAbruzzo.
To know
Geographical notes
Colonnella is a center of the Val Vibrata, the Apennine valley that borders theAbruzzo, on the border with Marche. It is 45 km away. from Teramo and 33 from Ascoli Piceno.
Background
In ancient times, Colonnella is remembered by Pliny the Elder, Cicero and Strabone; its origins are linked to two Roman settlements which were founded by the Liburnians and subsequently destroyed by the barbarians: Truentum and Castrum Truentinum. Ascoli Piceno and like other centers of Val Vibrata it always lived the condition of borderland between the Kingdom of Naples and the State of the Church, being now on one side, now on the other.
After the return within the borders of the Kingdom of Naples, its destinies followed until Unity.
How to orient yourself
Colonnella: full screen map.Neighborhoods
The territory of Colonnella gathers the towns of Civita, San Giovanni, San Martino, Vallecupa, Vibrata, Rio Moro, Torrione, Giardino, Isola.
How to get
By plane
- Pescara airport (Abruzzo International Airport), Via Tiburtina Km 229.100, ☎ 39 085 4324201.
- Airport of Ancona
By car
Tollbooth on the Adriatica motorway, exit San Benedetto del Tronto - Ascoli Piceno; from here for a short distance 
state road 16 Adriatica up to Martinsicuro, where you take the provincial road 2 
up to Colonnella.
Tollbooth on the Adriatica motorway, exit San Benedetto del Tronto - Ascoli Piceno; from here for a short distance 
state road 16 Adriatica up to 
up to Colonnella.On the train
Station on the Adriatic route: Alba Adriatica-Nereto-Controguerra
Station on the Adriatic route: Alba Adriatica-Nereto-ControguerraBy bus
Bus lines managed by ARPA - Abruzzesi regional public bus lines [1]
Bus lines managed by ARPA - Abruzzesi regional public bus lines How to get around
What see
A staircase, symbol of the town, leads to the historic center which preserves medieval structures. The inhabited area is, however, mostly nineteenth-century and modern.
St. Cyprian
- 1 Church of San Cipriano. It was built by the Ticino architect Pietro Maggi and completed by his son Giacinto in the years 1795 - 1815; it is a tall brick structure with a gable roof and a single nave. It was built on a previous sixteenth-century temple. The church preserves seventeenth-century paintings: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, San Cipriano and Santa Giustina. An eighteenth-century wooden statue depicts the Madonna, while the Child is in papier-mâché. The organ was built in 1833, and was restored the following century.The bell tower ends with a small octagonal dome, and together with the church stands out on the panorama of Colonnella, like the Torre delle Ore.
- 2 clock tower. The age of construction of the Tower is unknown. The ancient clock mechanism, which worked by weight, remained in place in the tower after the new electric mechanism was installed. The Tower was restored in 1964.
- Old source. In the Giardino district, the Fonte Vecchia probably has Roman origins, and has been restored several times. It is located in an area that has yielded several findings of a Roman settlement. Still functioning today as a wash house and as an abundant water reserve, it draws water through a long tunnel that penetrates the hill for twenty meters.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
In the Colonnella area the cultivation of vineyards and olive groves is widespread, from which large quantities of products are obtained that also allow a high export.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- 1 Osteria Vicolo Cieco, via Plebiscito 1, ☎ 39 348 8838676 (Mobile phone), fax: 39 0861 70672, @[email protected].
Average prices
- 2 Il Semaforo Restaurant, Contrada Civita, 25 / a (to Civita), ☎ 39 0861 70204, fax: 39 0861 70204.
- 3 La Briglia Restaurant, via San Giovanni, 58, ☎ 39 0861 74898.
- 4 Zenobi restaurant, Contrada Riomoro 132 (In Riomoro), ☎ 39 0861 70581, fax: 39 0861 70581, @[email protected].
- 5 Pizzeria trattoria Il Colle, Via Roma, 59, ☎ 39 0861 70212.
- 6 Pizzeria Scartozzi, Via Roma, 46, ☎ 39 0861 70224.
- Country house (The farmhouse). Sea view with small quiet pool. Exquisite food and helpful staff.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 [link not working]Bellavista Hotel Restaurant, Via dell'Icona, 5, ☎ 39 0861 70627, 39 0861 700110, fax: 39 0861 700122, @[email protected].
- 2 Gulliver, via Civita 71, ☎ 39 0861 753434, @[email protected].
- 3 Le Ginestre hotel, Contrada Civita, 65, ☎ 39 0861 700056.
Safety
Pharmacy
- 1 Chestnut, Via Roma, 45, ☎ 39 0861 70173.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 2 Italian post, via Colle dei Pini 1, ☎ 39 0861 70180, fax: 39 0861 748995.
Keep informed
- Val Vibrata life. online news head of the Val Vibrata
Around
Piazza del Popolo of Ascoli Piceno
- Ascoli Piceno - The city is about 24 Km from Civitella del Tronto along the SP8 and reach the SP81 and then follow the direction of Ascoli Piceno. It is known as the City of a hundred towers. Its historic center is famous for having houses, palaces, churches, bridges and elevated towers in travertine. Here, history and architectural styles have settled their passage from the Roman age to the Middle Ages, up to the Renaissance. Artists such as Cola dell'Amatrice, Lazzaro Morelli, Carlo Crivelli, Giosafatti and other talented sculptors, stonecutters, painters have left a mark of their talent. It welcomes one of the most beautiful squares in Italy: Piazza del Popolo, center of cultural and political life, framed by arcades with loggias, Palazzo dei Capitani and Caffè Meletti. Every year in August the Quintana is held there, a historical re-enactment in costume with a procession and competition of six knights vying for the conquest of the Palio.
- Civitella del Tronto - Perched on a ridge, it offers us the spectacle of its fortifications which are among the best preserved and the largest in Europe; it was the last stronghold to surrender, when the rest of the Bourbon kingdom had already been conquered from Italy.
- Teramo - Ancient city with an important historical center, it boasts a splendid Cathedral which is one of the best expressions of Abruzzo's religious architecture. It has important Roman remains.
- Giulianova - The ancient city, on a hill, preserves the remains of fortifications and ancient churches; the urban development spread over the coast constitutes one of the most important seaside resorts in the region.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Colonnella
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