It ‘a beautiful hexagonal chapel dedicated to Saint Egidio. This saint was a hermit and he was only just inside the cave. In the Cave, there was a water fountain made holy by the blessing of the holy hermit. People climbed up here to catch this water good to pass fevers who drank it with devotion. Now the source not drop deeper into the cave, a pastor that water used to cook…

The church of San Lorenzo is a single nave, and contains numerous art treasures. Originally the church was oriented north-south and, therefore, the main entrance was to the side today. In effect the inputs were two, one for men and one for women, preceded by a projection consisting of two pillars supporting the roof; the door of the females was topped by a bezel with the date “1275” corresponds to the area…

The first documentation of the existence of a hospice dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene dates back to 1327. The construction was ordered by the canons of St. Peter’s in Rome who had welcomed the proposal of the Council of Ephesus in 325 AD committing the Church in charitable institutions. They, therefore, instituted a “hospitale” for pilgrims and the poor, in the “plain of Acquasanta”, along the “Via Salaria Roman”, not far from…

S. Maria delle Piane is the parish church of the country, that is, Catholic place of worship for the rural people, for the people, whose history begins with the cards of the fourteenth century. The ecclesiastical territory of the High and Late Middle Ages in fact as a center of religious activity the “rectory”, also known as the “Mother Church” which extends throughout its jurisdiction over the entire populace of the area…

Formerly called St. MarIA della Forcella, it is built entirely of sandstone and incorporates a beautiful portal of 1562 the Lombard master who worked portal of St. Martin. Inside past the old Crucifix there is the statue of St. John, the work very expressive in bright polychromy, while missing the statue, stolen. The crucifixion is wood, with hints of art Marche Abruzzo art of the fifteenth century. The “ciborium” No stone is…

The Mill Piedicava is surrounded by unspoiled nature. The ancient water mill still working perfectly in Villa preached of Acquasanta Terme, one of the many villages of the town, where you can see houses sixteenth. Ideal place to spend hours in peace, reliving history and rural culture of the past, seeing the mill in operation and how our ancestors lived, also visiting the house next to the mill, remained as it was…

Of Benedictine origin Farfa, the “cult building stands isolated on a plateau above the town of Tallacano. The building is made of sandstone and over the centuries has been restored several times, also in 1569, as the date engraved on the main portal, and in recent years, when it was rebuilt the roof that was completely collapsed. Inside they highlight the frescoes of St. Peter between the angels and the Crucifixion (sec….

Built in 1928, on a project. Saladini, with the proceeds of a Tombola National, was inaugurated in 1932 under the name “Theatre of the fighters and Littorio”. The exterior facade of the theater has been designed in a style late liberty, mediated by the influences of Roman architecture of the regime; currently unused.

In the hamlet of Rocca di Montecalvo is the Casa del Brigante Piccioni in banditry concluded went to the bush for a few years. Then the bandit, nicknamed the Fox mountain, came capture in San Benedetto del Tronto and died in prison.

The walkways Military date back to centuries. XIV – XV. Located in the south of the country, the walkways had military function of defense.