Penne

Exposed brick, in houses, churches and old paving alike, earned Penne its nickname of 'town of bricks'. Once the capital of the Italic Vestini, it spreads over four hills between the Tavo and Fino valleys, halfway between the Adriatic and the Gran Sasso. Its cathedral of San Massimo, rebuilt after 1944 bombing, keeps its medieval crypt.

Highlights

• The cathedral of San Massimo and its crypt with five small aisles
• Lago di Penne nature reserve, a gateway to the Gran Sasso national park
• The 12th-century church of Santa Maria in Colleromano
• San Giovanni Evangelista, with stone portals from 1594 and 1604
• Brioni suits, still sewn by hand by women of Penne

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