Attractions and Places To See around San Pietro Avellana - Top 20

Sport Village Hotel & Spa is located in Castel di Sangro, in Piazza del Mezzogiorno 6, in the heart of the beautiful mountains of Abruzzo. This welcoming and modern property offers a perfect combination of comfort, wellness and sports, ideal for those looking for a relaxing break or an active adventure. With a strategic position, the hotel is the perfect starting point to explore the unspoiled nature of the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, a few steps from the main attractions of the area, including the ski resorts of Roccaraso. After a day of outdoor activities, guests can regenerate in the property's wellness center, which includes a spa with swimming pools, saunas and relaxing treatments. Sport Village Hotel & Spa is also the ideal place to recharge your e-Bike and earn DINAclub points. Find out how at https://dinaclub.repower.com/ To discover the territory, an itinerary ready to pedal: https://www.komoot.com/it-it/tour/1957465840?share_token=ahFc5Ggsyk1h2Yrnz0m6QLBQN3z00nhnBQBi9ehCzY0mP1iJLs&ref=wtd

It is located in Pescocostanzo (AQ) and is one of the most significant and complete examples of Abruzzo Baroque.

Ancient palace of Pescocostanzo

Pescocostanzo is a charming town located in Abruzzo, characterized by a well-preserved ancient medieval village within the Majella National Park. It offers opportunities for excursions and outdoor activities, both in summer and winter, thanks to its proximity to the ski slopes. The town is known for its traditional architecture, Abruzzo cuisine and religious and cultural festivities. It is a fascinating destination to immerse yourself in the authentic atmosphere of mountain Abruzzo.

The hermitage church is located less than two kilometers from the town of Rivisondoli, near the Cinquemiglia plateau.It was probably built in 1589 on a previous building of worship, initially built as a refuge for travelers and before that as a simple votive shrine. The last hermit to live in the building was Fra 'Nicola di Coccia, a peasant from Palena whose real name was Teodoro Di Biase. Open from June to September; in the remaining periods contact the parish priest of the church of San Nicola di Bari.

Opening periods: 1 August / 10 September - 24 December / 6 January and Easter week every day (11.00 / 13.00-17.00 / 20.00). In other periods, the museum is closed from Monday to Friday.

Il monastero di monache di clausura venne edificato a chiusura dell’attuale piazza Municipio, a partire dal 1626, al posto di un preesistente ospedale annesso alla chiesa di San Nicola. Il progetto originario, opera dell’architetto bergamasco Cosimo Fanzago, non fu mai portato a termine. Dei quattro bracci di fabbrica che avrebbero dovuto circondare un cortile quadrangolare, ne furono realizzati soltanto tre. Dopo il terremoto del 1706 ne rimase solamente uno che oggi, a seguito degli interventi di nuova destinazione d’uso, ospita il Museo del Tombolo.La facciata su piazza Municipio, serrata come di consueto da possenti cantonali in pietra squadrata, è scandita da una teoria di sei nicchie a timpani triangolari alternati, chiusi e spezzati, poste a ritmare il piano di facciata altrimenti privo di aperture data la funzione di clausura dell’edificio. I portali in pietra a tutto sesto, che oggi dialogano maldestramente con le nicchie fanzaghiane, furono aperti nel corso del XIX secolo per ospitare botteghe e locali commerciali al piano terreno. Le nicchie con paraste ribattute lateralmente da volute e mensole inginocchiate che ne accrescono la plasticità scultorea e l’effetto chiaroscurale, costituiscono un episodio chiave nell’opera fanzaghiana e presentano evidenti analogie formali con l’altare maggiore della chiesa conventuale di Gesù e Maria, altra opera dell’architetto bergamesco a Pescocostanzo. Di notevole importanza sono poi le mensole lignee che sorreggono lo sporto di gronda del prospetto principale, raffiguranti un animale chimerico, metà leone e metà aquila, che allude alla custodia e alla perfezione, simbolo dell’originaria destinazione d’uso dell’edificio. Su vico delle Pigne sono ancora visibili i resti del braccio sud-occidentale del monastero costituiti da una muratura in pietrame irregolare ed un portale in pietra con cancellata in ferro battuto che immetteva anticamente al chiostro.L’interno è oggi radicalmente modificato a causa di recenti lavori resisi necessari per insediare nell’edificio alcuni locali di proprietà comunale, una piccola sala conferenze ed il Museo del Tombolo che raccoglie preziosi merletti di proprietà comunale e di privati cittadini pescolani e non (collezione Selene Sconci).

The Basilica, the ancient Collegiate, is among the most interesting churches in Abruzzo. It rises where a religious nucleus existed since the 11th century. It was rebuilt in 1466 with a 5-nave configuration after the 1456 earthquake. The variety of shapes, furnishings, materials and structures, which over the centuries have stratified into the building, makes it a museum rich in works of art. It is accessed from the scenic staircase (1580) which goes to the side entrance with a late Romanesque portal (XV century). A Renaissance portal opens on the front facade. The environment features Romanesque-Renaissance architecture, with stone pillars and arches. The 5 large ships are covered with beautiful carved wooden coffered ceilings: the central one and the two intermediates are stuccoed in gold and frame fine canvases. On the left there is the baptistery with baptismal font (XVIII century) in murmuring inlay. Santo di Rocco is responsible for the railing of the Chapel of SS. Sacramento, built between 1699 and 1705 and finished by his nephew in 1717: the most famous piece of the Basilica. On the counter-façade wall is the choir of Bartolomeo Balcone (1619), also the author of the wooden pulpit that wraps one of the pillars of the central ship. All around there are wonderful altars in stone, wood, marble from the XV-XVIII centuries, made by master craftsmen from Pescara. At the end of the right aisle, the seventeenth-century altar of the Madonna del Colle stands out with the polychrome wooden statue of the Madonna (XIII century), a rare example of medieval Abruzzo art.