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Fresagrandinaria

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Elevation: 395 meters
Population: 1115

Fresagrandinaria, also known as Fresa, is about 20 kms from Vasto, right off the SS650. It is located on top of a hill.

HISTORICAL FACTS
The town has Longobard origins, going back all the way to the Bronze age. Some archeological findings show that the town had life from the VI century before Christ. In the 10th century the village was colonized by Benedectine’s monks that have founded the Monastery of Sant’Angelo Cornacchiano. Once a year, there is pilgrimage from the monastery to the neighbour town of Furci. The town still preserves the San Salvatore church and the Palazzo De Lellis.

WHAT TO SEE
-    Church of San Salvatore from the 14th century
-    Church of Sant’Antonio da Padova, built in 1899 inside a cave
-    The ruins of Monastery of Sant’Angelo in Cornacchiano
-    Municipal fountain
-    Fortified town streets

FESTIVALS
20th January: San Sebastiano
17th January and 1st June: San Antonio
8th September : Madonna delle Grazie

TOWNS NEARBY
Vasto
Carunchio
Monteodorisio
Cupello
Dogliola

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