The uncontaminated environment, the wealth of historical and artistic evidence, and the famous gastronomic tradition linked in particular to "Spaghetti all'Amatriciana," a dish of international importance in Italian cuisine, strike the attention of tourists... #tuttitaly
Amatrice is a city of 100 churches between the center and the 69 hamlets surrounding it.
City of history, art, and gastronomic excellence, which has spaghetti all amatriciana as its symbol, a recipe that has always been considered Roman and that instead was born here. The secret of the recipe is that for a portion, the quantity of bacon to be used must be a quarter of that of the pasta; furthermore, the bacon must be cooked separately from the tomato sauce, to which it must be added at the end, just before seasoning the spaghetti covering them with pecorino cheese.
After the earthquake in August 2016, many of the city's symbolic monuments are still undergoing restoration. Remember the Basilica of San Francesco, a church initially dedicated to Santa Maria Vergine, with many frescoes and a seventeenth-century altar carved in wood.
The church of the Santissimo Crocifisso was built on the ruins of an ancient castle in 1400 and renovated after the earthquake of 1639. Inside, a wooden crucifix that changed color on May 15, 1534, and some drops of blood gushed from the wounds of the side and forehead. The sacred linens with which the blood was dried are kept in a unique urn and exhibited in the days preceding the feast of the Ascension.
Close to the ancient city walls, we find the Church of Sant'Agostino, whose bell tower was old. In its vicinity, the Parco in Miniatura, where the history of the place is reconstructed.
The headquarters of the Agri-food Pole of the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park is located in the former prefecture building.
To the east of Amatrice is the Sanctuary of the Passatora Icon. Inside, among the frescoes, the Madonna Enthroned with Child, supporting the city of Amatrice in miniature.
In the hamlet of Sant'Angelo, in front of the country church of the Madonna di Galloro, the Cerro di Sant'Angelo, a centuries-old oak dating back to 1400, more than 21 m high, was knocked down, after six centuries, by a storm of wind.
The hamlets of Amatrice were more than they are now and were linked together by orchards, crops, and roads: some of which are known today as the "paths of memory."
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