Borgo di Civitella del Tronto
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The Village
A walk through one of the best-preserved fortified villages in Europe, resting on a single travertine rock at over six hundred metres above sea level. From Porta Napoli to the Fortress crowning the hill, among gates, squares, churches and palaces that tell the story of Civitella, "key of the Kingdom", a royal frontier city inhabited by noble families and garrisons. The route ends at the Sanctuary of Santa Maria dei Lumi.
The Village - For Children
One of the best-preserved medieval villages in Europe, built entirely on a single giant block of travertine at over six hundred meters of height: the houses, walls and streets are made of the same stone you're walking on. For centuries Civitella was a border town, between the Kingdom of Naples and the Papal States: whoever controlled it held the passage between the two states in their hands, and this is why it was called the "key to the Kingdom". From Porta Napoli to the Fortress at the top of the hill, gates, squares, churches and palaces await you, and each one has its own story to tell you.
Civitella del Tronto stands on a single block of travertine over six hundred meters above sea level. For centuries it was a royal city and border town: a state garrison between the Kingdom of Naples and the Papal States, the "key to the Kingdom." Here, by decree of the crown, noble families and garrisons stationed to defend the border once lived, and from this position the town became a crossroads of European trade, where objects, fabrics, and artifacts arrived from every corner of the Old Continent.
These three itineraries tell its story. The Fortress, among the largest military complexes in Europe and the most extensive in Italy, with five centuries of defensive engineering behind it. The Village, among the best preserved on the continent, climbing from gate to gate up to the hill. The NINA Museum, where the collection of noble families — clothing, textiles, documents, and everyday objects — reveals the cosmopolitan face of the town.
Itineraries
The Village
A walk through one of the best-preserved fortified villages in Europe, resting on a single travertine rock at over six hundred metres above sea level. From Porta Napoli to the Fortress crowning the hill, among gates, squares, churches and palaces that tell the story of Civitella, "key of the Kingdom", a royal frontier city inhabited by noble families and garrisons. The route ends at the Sanctuary of Santa Maria dei Lumi.
The Village - For Children
One of the best-preserved medieval villages in Europe, built entirely on a single giant block of travertine at over six hundred meters of height: the houses, walls and streets are made of the same stone you're walking on. For centuries Civitella was a border town, between the Kingdom of Naples and the Papal States: whoever controlled it held the passage between the two states in their hands, and this is why it was called the "key to the Kingdom". From Porta Napoli to the Fortress at the top of the hill, gates, squares, churches and palaces await you, and each one has its own story to tell you.
