Cona is a quarter of

Teramo Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) ...

, central

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. It takes its name from the presence of the local church, ''Madonna della Cona''. The Madonna della Cona is a religious symbol of abundance and fertility with a festival the first Sunday in September that is celebrated in her honor.

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Also located in this area is the important Italian Strada Statale 80 (State Highway 80), or SS80, which begins to the east in

Giulianova Giulianova ( Giuliese: ' ) is a coastal town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo region, Italy. The ''comune'' also has city ( it, città) status, thus also known as Città di Giulianova. Geography The town lies in the north of the A ...

and passes in a westerly direction to the city of

L'Aquila L'Aquila ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valle ...

. In doing so it transverses the

Gran Sasso Gran Sasso d'Italia (; ) is a massif in the Apennine Mountains of Italy. Its highest peak, Corno Grande (2,912 metres), is the highest mountain in the Apennines, and the second-highest mountain in Italy outside the Alps. The mountain lies wit ...

and the

Capannelle Pass The Capannelle Pass is a mountain pass in Italy. It sits at an altitude of 1300 meters above sea level in the Province of L'Aquila in Italy's Abruzzo Region. It is located on the Italian State Highway 80 which passes near the Gran Sasso in the ...

. In this area the SS80 passes through the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. One stretch of this road has been rebaptized the ''Strada Maestra'' Grand Highway of the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park. Quartiere Cona is a quiet and tranquil setting that is among the most populous of

. In the year 2007, it had approximately 5,000 inhabitants. It is situated near the historical center city and is divided into five residential zones: *''Cona 1'' (upland from the church and closest to the Teramo shopping district) *''Cona 2'' (downhill from the church) *''Cona 3'' (on the far side of a bridge which crosses the Messato stream) *''Fonte Baiano'' (a hilly region at the initial entrance to the zone) *''Piano Solare'' (a flat plane which descends from the Fonte Baiano to the lowest zonal area). In the zone ''Cona 3'', is located the Parco Archeologico (Archaeological Park). The ruins date back to time of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...

. Here are found the remains of a paved road, the ''Via Sacra d'Interamnia'' (Sacred Road of Teramo) surrounded by ancient monuments. Analogous to the famous Appia Antica (

Appian Way The Appian Way (Latin and Italian language, Italian: ''Via Appia'') is one of the earliest and strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient Roman Republic, republic. It connected Rome to Brindisi, in southeast Italy. Its importance is ...

) near Rome, this road also bore the Latin name "Via Appia Teramana'' (Appian Road of Teramo).

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