Casoli

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Fleeing Saracen raids in the 9th century, the people of Roman Cluviae took refuge on a pointed hill above the Aventino, around a Lombard watchtower, and Casoli grew from there. The tower became the keep of the castle, where mayor Pasquale Masciantonio hosted Gabriele D'Annunzio; the poet thanked him with verses written on his room's wall. Behind the village rises the Maiella.

Highlights

Castello Masciantonio, with D'Annunzio's room and his verses on the wall
Santa Maria Maggiore, joined to the castle by the Arco del Purgatorio
Torretta di Prata, an 11th-century tower by Lake Sant'Angelo
Lago di Serranella nature reserve, wetlands at the mouth of the Gogna
Remains of Roman Cluviae at Piano Laroma (IT)

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Casoli (IT), Casoli (EN)), Wikivoyage (Casoli). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 5,154

Things to see

Events through the year

Sacred play of Saint Anthony the Abbot Religious · 15 to 17 JanuaryPlays on the temptations of the saint
Madonna Addolorata Religious · 31 May
Infiorata Religious · Corpus DominiFlower carpets for the Corpus Domini procession
Feast of the Madonna del Carmine Religious · 16 July and first Sunday of AugustStatue carried in procession from Collemarco to the parish church
Feast of Saint Roch Religious · 16 August
Feast of Saint Augustine Religious · Last Sunday of AugustHeld at the town's oldest church
Feast of Santa Reparata Religious · 7 to 9 OctoberOn 8 October districts parade in costume carrying food offerings
Fuochi della Concezione Seasonal · Eve of the Immaculate Conception, 7 DecemberTall bonfires lit in the rural districts

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Casoli), Wikivoyage (Casoli). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

Colline Teatine DOP (Frentane) (IT)Olive oilExtra virgin olive oil with the Frentane geographical mention

Adapted from Wikivoyage (Casoli). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

No places to stay are mapped within 3 km.

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Terme Alte · ~46 min by car

Nearby member villages

Guardiagrele · 10 km
Pretoro · 17 km
Palena · 20 km
Crecchio · 20 km
Rocca San Giovanni · 21 km