Torricella Sicura

	Torricella Sicura Torricella Sicura is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park". Geography The town is located about from the provincial capital of Teramo. It is divided into neighborhoods : Torricella Oscura Torricella Scarpone - the area surrounding the town castle Torricella Romana - the area surrounding the house of the illustrious Romani family Torricella Case Nuove - area in which homes have most recently been constructed Centro - town centre History The town most likely takes the first part of its name from an ancient castle once found just to the north. The local gentry still refer to this area as "lu castille" (the castle). In the late 18th century there is mention of a tunnel that led from the castle to the surrounding countryside. Legend has it that somewhere in this area is an enormous grotto containing a vast treasure under the watchful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Villa Popolo Villa Popolo is a small village in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Torricella Sicura. Geography It is located next to the small community of Ioanella and about 1.5 miles from Teramo, the provincial capital. The village of Villa Popola is divided into three small localities: Villa Torre (site of most of the residences), Popolo Alta and Popola Bassa. The last two locations are dominated by small, often economically impoverished, clusters of farmsteads. History Villa Popolo is famous for the Church of Saint Bartholomew containing precious frescoes. Historical records from the year 1267 make mention of this important parish church and interior and exterior engravings suggest that a renovation was completed the 1684. It is somewhat unusual for a church this small and isolated to have such frescoes dating back to this time period. Ceiling frieze decorations depict saints and martyrs in symbolic form. Notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Costumi Costumi is a '' frazione''—a small hamlet—located in the commune of Torricella Sicura in the Italian Province of Teramo. The origins of the name date back to feudal times and refer to the usual and customary contributions ('costumi') that the denizens were expected to forward to the baronial landowners. The ''Costumarii'' were the local townsmen entrusted with this act. In modern times Costumi is principally known for four diffused clusters of residences, each surrounded by woodlots and farmers' grain fields. These groups of houses are named San Pietro ad Azzano, Case Mancine, Villa Sciarra, and Colle Sansonesco. Data collected during the 12th census on 25 October 1981 provide the following population figures for Costumi: * 38 families * 63 men * 68 women 131 inhabitants The local parish church of Costumi is Saint Peters (San Pietro), located in nearby Azzano. San Pietro ad Azzano This area formerly hosted a monastery, which later became a parish church. In medieval time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Poggio Valle Poggio is an Italian word meaning "knoll". It may refer to: Places France Poggio-di-Nazza, Haute-Corse, Corsica Poggio-di-Venaco, Haute-Corse, Corsica * Poggio-d'Oletta, Haute-Corse, Corsica Poggio-Marinaccio, Haute-Corse, Corsica Poggio-Mezzana, Haute-Corse, Corsica Santa-Maria-Poggio, Haute-Corse, Corsica Italy Municipalities (''comuni'') Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany Poggio Berni, Rimini, Emilia-Romagna Poggio Bustone, Rieti, Lazio Poggio Catino, Rieti, Lazio Poggio Imperiale, Foggia, Apulia Poggio Mirteto, Rieti, Lazio Poggio Moiano, Rieti, Lazio Poggio Nativo, Rieti, Lazio Poggio Picenze, L'Aquila, Abruzzo * Poggio Renatico, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna Poggio Rusco, Mantova, Lombardy Poggio San Lorenzo, Rieti, Lazio Poggio San Marcello, Ancona, Marche Poggio San Vicino, Macerata, Marche * Poggio Sannita, Isernia, Molise Poggiodomo, Perugia, Umbria Poggiofiorito, Chieti, Abruzzo Poggiomarino, Naples, Campania Poggioreale, Trapani, Sicily Poggiorsini, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Poggio Rattieri Poggio Rattieri is a frazione of Torricella Sicura in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical .... Frazioni of the Province of Teramo {{Abruzzo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Piano Grande The Piano Grande (Great Plain) is a large plateau, 4,000 ft above sea level in the central Italian Apennine mountains. The Piano is flanked by the Sibilline group of mountains (Italian Monti Sibillini), the highest of which is Monte Vettore at 8,123 ft (2,476m). The Piano is a karstic basin (see under karst) composed of porous limestone that holds underground reserves of water, and it supports an astonishing array of wildflowers in the spring and summer. Its single village, Castelluccio (Norcia), is perched on a high rock in the middle of plateau, and is famous for the small delicate lentils which are grown in the surrounding plain. The Piano Grande may be approached by road over mountain passes from Norcia in Umbria, from Ascoli Piceno in the Marche, or from Visso Visso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. It houses the seat of Monti Sibill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Morricone (Torricella Sicura) Morricone may refer to: * Morricone Youth, an American band * 152188 Morricone, an asteroid People with the surname * Andrea Morricone (born 1964), Italian composer and conductor * Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classica ... (1928–2020), Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ioanella Ioanella is a frazione (outlying area) of the Commune of Torricella Sicura in the Province of Teramo, Italy. History Some believe that the origins of the name Ioanella derive from the Latin ''ioaria'' or ''iuaria'' in reference to a small feudal holding within which a given judicial body had authority. Several ancient documents refer to the area as ''Giovannel'', ''Giovannella'', ''Giovannello'', ''Ioanello'', ''Iuganello'', ''Iuvanello'', or ''Joanella''. In feudal times the area fell under the contado (administrative jurisdiction) of Teramo within a larger region then known as the ""Stato di Bisegno"" (State of Bisegno). Nearby San Giovanni a Scorzone received much benefit from the numerous vassal holdings in Ioanella. During the Middle Ages Ioanella became a Università (an ancient term corresponding to what is now today's comil corrispettivo di un attuale comune) col nome di Santa Maria di Ioanella. In 1813 Ioanella was placed under the jurisdiction of the Commune of Torrice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ginepri (Torricella Sicura) Robert Louis Ginepri ( ; born October 7, 1982) is a retired American professional tennis player. He won three ATP singles titles in his career and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 15 in December 2005. Ginepri's best Grand Slam result was the semifinals of the 2005 US Open, where he lost to Andre Agassi. Early life Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry. He attended Joseph Wheeler High School, located in Marietta, Georgia. He graduated as a member of the class of 2001. Career 2005 Ginepri was the first player to be beaten by Novak Djokovic in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2005 French Open. In August, he reached the semifinals of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He beat 2005 French Open runner-up Mariano Puerta in the first round, David Ferrer in the second round, 1998 French Open champion Carlos Moyá in the third round, and two-time Grand Slam singles titlist Marat Safin in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]