In this short article we will tell you and recommend three places in the province of Chieti that you could also visit during a day trip. It is a particular village, a lake with a strange name and a splendid and ancient abbey.
Pennadomo, perched on the Blades of Rock
Pennadomo will surely be a village that will surprise you. With a historic center that seems to climb on bare rock and with a beautiful viewpoint on the less known part of Lake Bomba. During a visit to Pennadomo, we recommend that you visit the old spring, the Church of San Lorenzo, the Church of San Nicola di Bari, the Church of Sant’Antonio Abate, the Palazzo De Ritiis, the Palazzo Troilo-Valignani.
You can also climb to the top of the village to enjoy the view of Lake Bomba (which the inhabitants of Pennadomo call Lake Pennadomo) and visit the Gran Giara gorge, which is a large opening in the rock caused by erosion from the San Leo stream. tributary of the Sangro. (Read more)
Bomba, a peaceful lake nestled between the mountains
It is located in the Province of Chieti, in the Sangro valley, about thirty kilometers from the Adriatic coast. It has an elongated conformation of about 7 km., For a width of 1.5 km. and reaches 36 m. depth.
It was obtained by blocking the Sangro river with a clay dam; the dam is among the largest built in Italy with this technique and the first in Europe. Construction work began in 1956 and ended in 1962. The lake habitat allows for the presence of different species of fish and the surrounding environment is rich in vegetation. In the lake live: chub, crucian carp, carp, perch, tench, eel, trout. Near its banks there are tourist villages, sports and recreational facilities, campsites, restaurants and pizzerias. All year round it is a very strong attraction for lovers of windsurfing and sport fishing. (Read more)
San Giovanni in Venere, a jewel on the Costa dei Trabocchi
Have you already visited the Abbey of San Giovanni in Venere in Fossacesia, in Abruzzo? Those who visit it for the first time are fascinated not only by its architectural beauty (besides the church, also the thirteenth-century cloister and the crypt with thirteenth-century frescoes), but also for the landscape in which it is located.
In fact, the Abbey is located on the rolling hills of Abruzzo with a panoramic terrace overlooking the sea of the Trabocchi Coast and behind it lush countryside with olive trees, fruit trees and rows of grapes. To visit absolutely during all seasons. (Read more)
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