It strikes tourists for its liveliness, its traditions, typical products, enchanting landscape, and its genuinely enviable position... #tuttitaly
Between 1240 and 1300 stands one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, called Città Sant'Angelo. The cult of the angel who gave the place its name was brought by the Lombards.
The medieval village, located 320 meters above sea level, has 14,250 inhabitants.
When you arrive at the place, you feel like you are visiting a city more than a traditional village. It strikes tourists for its liveliness.
It also boasts its traditions and typical products. But what makes it desirable is its position on a belvedere of gentle hills.
The vines and olive trees of the hills, also close to the sea, enjoy a mild climate, ideal for agricultural production. Hence the Aprutino-Pescarese DOP extra virgin olive oil, extracted in the local oil mills, and the DOC Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wine. To these, we must add the productions of Trebbiano, Cerasuolo, and Pecorino.
Those with a good fork can not miss the specialties of Città Sant'Angelo: the timballo, the macaroni "alla mugnaia," the lamb "cace e ove" (literally cheese and eggs with lamb) and the Christmas sweets called "manucce" and "tatoni."
However, we have to mention at least some of its architectural constructions. The first one we meet at the entrance to the ancient nucleus is the Church of Sant'Antonio, with a single nave with walls decorated with Baroque stuccoes.
Continuing along the main street, we arrive at the church of San Michele Arcangelo, the city's symbol, which became a collegiate church in 1353. Among others, the Di Giampietro palaces and the church of San Francesco also deserve attention.
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