Castello Piccolomini
Castello Piccolomini is a castle in Capestrano, Province of L'Aquila.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Capestrano, Italy
- Also known as: “Piccolomini Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aufina and San Pietro ad Oratorium Abbey.
Aufina
Archaeological site
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Aufīna was an ancient city of the Vestini, mentioned by Pliny, who enumerates the Aufinates Cismontani among the communities of the Vestini; and states that they were united with the Peltuinates, but whether municipally or locally, is not clear. Aufina is situated 1½ km north of Castello Piccolomini.
San Pietro ad Oratorium Abbey
Church
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San Pietro ad Oratorium is the name of a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church, and formerly of an adjacent Benedictine monastery, now in ruins, located on a rural mountainside near the banks of the Tirino river, about 6 km from the town of Capestrano, in the region of Abruzzo, central Italy. San Pietro ad Oratorium Abbey is situated 4 km southeast of Castello Piccolomini.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Civitaretenga and Bussi sul Tirino.
Civitaretenga
Village
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Civitaretenga is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Castello Piccolomini.
Bussi sul Tirino
Village
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Bussi sul Tirino is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. Bussi sul Tirino is situated 8 km southeast of Castello Piccolomini.
Calascio
Village
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Calascio is a village, which is situated 9 km northwest of Castello Piccolomini.
Castello Piccolomini
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Capestrano, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Castello Piccolomini” goes by many names.
- French: “château Piccolomini”
- French: “Château Piccolomini”
- German: “Castello Piccolomini”
- Italian: “Castello Piccolomini”
- Portuguese: “Castello Piccolomini”
- Spanish: “Castello Piccolomini”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castello Piccolomini”. Photo: Pietro, CC BY-SA 3.0.