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According to legend, this place was built in 1498 on the site of a miraculous apparition. The frescoed portal of the Deposition is from 1505. On the left of the portal, is another Renaissance fresco of the Virgin, Child and two Angels. On the right side are remains of an old building which could have been a cloisters. The bell tower has little windows and finishes in a pyramid shape. The interior has one nave with a cross vault, decorations and ornaments. There is an arch by the apse and the main altar was made in 1642 with a great deal of golden stucco, decorated columns, allegoric statues and a 15th-century triptych. There are also frescoes by the school of Andrea de Litio. The church is found on the road between Alanno and Cugnoli. From Alanno, take the road for Cugnoli and turn left for Torre De Passeri. After 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) you find the church.

Built in the 17th Century to commemorate an apparition of the Madonna, this has a facade with a central, square part covered by stone blocks. Above the neoclassical portal is a square window underlined by a cornice. The upper, central part of the facade finished with an oval, horizontal cornice. The higher sides are sloping. The interior has a nave with two lateral chapels, covered by frescoes. The decorations contain 54 scenes and portraits. This is not far from Pietranico which can be reached by the A25 from Pescara, from the Casauria-Torre de Passeri exit.

The point where the Lavino River reaches Pescara has always been a significant spot, and was the site of thermal baths in Roman times. It is a small, industrial center with no historic heritage, even though it has the Church of the Madonna della Carmine and the Town Hall which both display good architecture. Outside the town, along the Lavino river, there is a park that is a marvel of blue, sulphur waters, willows and poplars populated by moorhens, nightingales, green woodpeckers and grey wagtails. There is a seventeenth century mill here that is still active, with wooden blades and stone grinders. It is a true example of industrial archaeology. From Pescara, take the A25 to the Scafa-Alanno exit.

Despite the name and the walnut on the coat of arms, it is not walnuts, but Roman and pre-Roman objects that have been found here. The origins of these relics remain obscure, as there is no documentation to support a history. There is a medieval castle here with a museum of modern art. In the Church of Sant'Antonio, which once belonged to Franciscan friars, are paintings and objects from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The Romanesque Church of San Lorenzo has been abandoned and semi destroyed. To get here, take road 602 from Chieti, and turn right after Catignano following the signs.

On a smooth, sloping rock, this place is still full of legends of miracles and saints who are entwined in the history, and from whom this rock takes its name. The story of the construction of the Oratorio della Madonna della Croce all revolves around the tale of an apparition of the Virgin. In memory of this there is a procession from the Church of San Michele every May 3, holding a statue from the 19th Century. The Parish of San Michele was restored in 1934, and has parts that were rebuilt in Romanesque style. The Church of San Rocco has one portal on which its foundation date of 1868 is written. The facade is neoclassical, covered in blocks of stone, and has semi-columns. The triangular front has a circular window. On the wall is a simple, brick bell tower. To get here, take the A25 from Pescara and take the Casauria-Torre de Passeri exit.

People have sometimes imagined that the name of this town came from the chains worn by the prisoners who were brought from Aquila. But it's really derived from Catonius which refers to a rural town. The fantasy has had its effects though, for example a there is an inscription which mentions this on the façade of the Church of S. Giovanni Battista, an unusual example of neoclassical Baroque. Near the church there is a building constructed by a noble family in the 19th century. The monastery of Santa Maria a Catignano on the town's outskirts and the rural architecture in the surrounding countryside are also worth seeing. From Pescara take the s.n. 602, or the A25 then the Chieti exit.