Sulmona
Sulmona has served as a market town in Abruzzo’s Peligna Valley since the Middle Ages. Set between the Morrone Massif and the Majella mountains, it stands on the Gizio River in an agricultural basin framed by the central Apennines. Its historic centre is marked by the 13th-century aqueduct in Piazza Garibaldi and by the Annunziata complex, whose façade combines medieval and later elements. Sulmona is also the birthplace of the Roman poet Ovid and Italy’s best-known centre for confetti: sugar-coated almonds traditionally arranged in elaborate floral displays. The surrounding plain links the town’s urban fabric with cultivated fields and the mountain country of inland Abruzzo.
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Sulmona blends the rhythm of an Italian provincial town with the grandeur of the Apennines, reflecting its position in Abruzzo’s broad Peligna Valley between the Morrone massif and the Majella range. Known in Roman times as Sulmo, it is traditionally recognised as the birthplace of the poet Ovid. The city’s 13th-century aqueduct runs across Piazza Garibaldi, while the complex of Santissima Annunziata gives the historic centre one of its defining façades. Sulmona is also Italy’s best-known centre for confetti, sugar-coated almonds often arranged as elaborate floral displays. Discover how Sulmona fits into the wider Peligna Valley and Abruzzo by browsing webcams nearby.
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Abruzzo occupies a mountainous stretch between the central Apennines and the Adriatic Sea in Italy. Much of its identity comes from protected uplands: the Gran Sasso massif includes Corno Grande, at 2,912 metres the highest summit of the Apennines, while the Majella rises farther south. Forest, high pastures and valleys descend towards a long Adriatic coast. L’Aquila, the regional capital, retains its medieval core, and Abruzzo’s food culture is noted for saffron from the Navelli plateau and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wine. See how Abruzzo fits into the wider central Italian landscape by browsing webcams nearby.
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