Introdacqua

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

The name comes from inter aquas, 'among the waters', and the village rises on a hill where the Contra and Sant'Antonio valleys meet, below Monte Genzana in the Valle Peligna. A square 12th-century tower crowns the old castle quarter. At Easter crowds gather for the Madonna che vèle, when a statue of Mary runs to meet her risen son.

Highlights

The 12th-century square tower ringed by polygonal walls
Palazzo Trasmondi, refuge of the humanist Giovanni Quatrario, friend of Petrarch
Fontavecchia, the 1706 fountain that long supplied the whole village
Fuochi di Sant'Antonio, street bonfires and feasting on 17 January
Festa del Sole: the solstice sunrise over the Maiella from Monte Plaia

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

Population: 1,939

Things to see

Keep of Introdacqua (IT)

Events through the year

Fuochi di Sant'Antonio Abate Seasonal · 17 JanuaryBonfires across the town with tables of local dishes
Good Friday procession Religious · Good FridayStatues of the Dead Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows carried in procession
La Madonna che Véle Religious · Easter SundayEaster procession dating from the 19th century
Corpus Domini procession Religious · Corpus Domini, May or June
Festa del Sole Seasonal · 24 JuneSummer solstice sunrise over the Maiella from Monte Plaia
Saint Roch procession Religious · 16 August
Muntagninjazz Music and arts · In AugustJazz music festival
Patronal feast of Saints Felician and Anthony Religious · Penultimate Sunday of AugustFor Saint Felician the Martyr and Saint Anthony of Padua
Spelt sagra Food and wine · Mid-August
Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows Religious · Second Sunday of September

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

Adapted from Wikipedia (Introdacqua), Wikivoyage (Introdacqua (EN), Introdacqua (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

FrascarelliBread and pastaLoose polenta, dressed in various ways or with sausage
Ceci ripieniSweetChristmas sweet
ScarponiSweetChristmas sweet
Marica MassaroAglio rosso Sulmona CC BY-SA 4.0
Aglio rosso di SulmonaLocal produceLocal endemic variety, milder than the original
ChickpeasLocal produce
Extra virgin olive oilOlive oil

Adapted from Wikipedia (Introdacqua). 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 · ~42 min by car

Nearby member villages

Bugnara · 3.6 km
Pettorano sul Gizio · 6.2 km
Anversa degli Abruzzi · 7.9 km
Pacentro · 8.9 km
Villalago · 9.3 km