Torricella Peligna: A Centre for Holidays

From Gessopalena one must climb still higher, to 910 metres, to reach Torricella Peligna which lies on a rocky outcrop between the valleys of the Sangro and the Aventino; a splendid position, almost a natural terrace, protected behind by the Maiella.
There are many twists and turns before one arrives at the long road of the Corso Umberto, which climbs with splendid effect from the Church of San Giacomo right up to the Pinewood (la Pineta) that quite rightly is the pride of the village. The space, the order and the cleanliness of this centre are impressive; despite having been destroyed in the War, it has been reconstructed with great attention to town planning.

Although even here there are some … outrages, but overall the structure of the village has not been severely compromised and it is full of open-spaces, full of trees, and at the top there is the beautiful Pinewood.
The historic centre lies around the main Church of San Giacomo; higher up still, in the highest part of Torricella, is the Tower to the Civilian Victims. It rises 20 metres and one can climb inside it to the top, to admire a very beautiful and varied panorama.  

Within a stone’s throw of the village is Juvanum, the ancient Frentanian city. Before that lays Fallascoso, with its fantastic old suburb, adjacent to its castle, built on the rocks at the highest point.

There are other districts too, but above all there is the zone that is rich in greenery, with exceptional zones, such as Irco Hill (Colle d’Irco), with its monument to the Alpinists of Abruzzo, or the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Roseto, an exceptional example of a sixteenth century rural church, built on a cliff-side.  

These natural treasures justify the aspirations of the village to be a place both for holidaying and for tourism.