Museo civico aufidenate is located in the 15th century Castel di Sangro and was established in 1898. The building has served as a French monastery and holds various temporary exhibitions as well. The have close to 335 artifacts on display and the museum focuses on showcasing the archaeological findings from the area. Apart from Roman and Medieval pieces of art; the museum has on display ceramics and pottery from various ages.
At the foot of Maiella, surrounded by woodland is one of the most ancient proofs of the Benedictines in Abruzzo. It certainly existed since 884, but it was rebuilt after the earthquake in 990, to a more grandiose design by the monk Teobaldo. The facade is made from local stone and has semi columns. The central part is highest and there are three rounded arches and a circular window in the center. On the right is a square bell tower. The interior has three naves, with seven arches on pillars. At the beginning of the right nave are 16th-century frescoes, of San Benedetto, Carlo Magno who legend links to the Benedictine order and Bobaco Olivesi. The middle area has an opus floor and there are three semicircular apses in the presbytery. Frescoes from the twelfth or 13th Century have been found as a result of restoration in the middle apse, which were previously covered by a sixteenth century strata. The church is in San Liberatore, outside of Serramonacesca. From Piazza del Popolo take Via Roma and go to the right.
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 between 1617 and 1638, this was restored after World War II. The interior has three naves, divided by cruciform pillars. It has been modernised but some 17th-century paintings have been preserved, and a Madonna of Snow in terracotta dating from the 18th Century. On the main altar is a silver, gold and stone reliquary that, according to legend, holds the image of the face of Christ, put on a transparent, colorless silk. They say that an angel, dressed as a pilgrim, gave it to Giacomo Antonio Leonelli da Manoppello. The sanctuary is found a few kilometers from Manoppello. From Pescara take the A25 and exit at Scafa-Alanno.