Caramanico Terme

Sulphur springs, already called 'putrid waters' in an old chronicle, gave Caramanico its spa in 1901 and the 'Terme' in its name in 1960. The old centre sits where the Orta and Orfento rivers meet, at 613 metres on the north-western slopes of the Maiella, entirely inside the national park. Trails run the length of the Orfento valley, one of the first protected areas in Abruzzo.

Highlights

• Santa Maria Maggiore, with a Gothic portal of the Coronation of the Virgin (1476)
• Romanesque San Tommaso church, with its 'holy column' and spring-water crypt
• Walks in the Valle dell'Orfento nature reserve (IT)
• The hermitage of San Giovanni all'Orfento

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