comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
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town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
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province of Pescara
The province of Pescara ( it, provincia di Pescara; Abruzzese: ') is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Pescara, which has a population of 119,483 inhabitants. As of 2017, it has a total population of ...
in the
Abruzzo
Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...
region of southern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
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Main sights
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Abbey of San Liberatore a Maiella
San Liberatore a Maiella is an abbey and church in the territory of Serramonacesca, in the province of Pescara, region of Abruzzo, Italy.
History
The origin of the abbey is traditionally linked to Charlemagne, who is portrayed in a fresco fragmen ...
The Polegra Tower
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Castel Menardo
Castel Menardo (Italian for ''Menardo Castle'') is a medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classica ...
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Rock-cut tombs of San Liberatore
Tombe rupestri di San Liberatore (Italian for ''Rock-cut tombs of Saint Liberator'') is a burial place located in Serramonacesca, Province of Pescara (Abruzzo, Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic ...
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Rock-cut complex of San Liberatore
Complesso rupestre di San Liberatore (Italian for ''Rock-cut complex of Saint Liberator'') is a rock-cut architecture located in Serramonacesca, Province of Pescara (Abruzzo, Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or ...