Guardiagrele

Gabriele d'Annunzio called it 'Abruzzo's terrace' for the views of the Maiella's peaks and valleys from its long promontory on the massif's eastern slopes. Metalwork is the local craft: wrought iron, copper and gold, from the goldsmith Nicola da Guardiagrele to the presentosa, the festive Abruzzese jewel first made here and in Agnone. Every August a fair shows off the region's artisans.

Highlights

• Santa Maria Maggiore, with Andrea De Litio's 1473 Saint Christopher fresco
• Mostra dell'artigianato artistico abruzzese, 1–20 August
• The presentosa, a woman's jewel, usually gold, worn on feast days (IT)
• Feast of Saint Donatus, 6–8 August, when porchetta is eaten
• Seat of the Maiella National Park

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