Abbateggio

Monks of the abbey of San Clemente a Casauria lie behind the origins of this hill village above the Lavino stream, whose castle was built in 986 and handed to the abbot. Farming still shapes the place, with farro, olives, vines, cheese and honey, and just outside the centre a sanctuary marks where two mute shepherd children are said to have seen the Virgin in a holm oak.

Highlights

• The sanctuary of the Madonna dell'Elcina, keeping the trunk of the holm oak
• A Neolithic shepherds' village of tholos huts, now an archaeological park
• Castle ruins and the waterfalls of the Cusano nature reserve
• Local farro, cheese and honey
• The grain feast of San Lorenzo on 10 August

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.