Torricella Peligna
Torricella Peligna is well known nationally and even abroad for its John Fante Festival dedicated to the American writer who was born in Torricella. The Medialibrary, which is named after him, also hosts a small archaeological museum celebrating the memory of a VI century “Italic Warrior” found in the area.
Let our professional speaker’s voice guide you through the Terre Carricine.
Discover Torricella Peligna:
- John Fante: the Festival and the Media Library
- Civic Museum of Torricella Peligna, archaeology
- Civic Museum: the mistery of the Mummy of Torricella Peligna
- The Municipal Pinewood and the “Angel of Victory”
- Park of Remembrance, “Garden of the Righteous”
- Alba De Céspedes, Italo-cuban writer and partisan refugee in Torricella Peligna
- Vincent Persichetti, Italian-American Musician
- House of Vincenzo Tobia Bellini
- Ettore Troilo, founder of Brigata Maiella
- Piazza Unità d’Italia and Mingo Fante, the “good bandit” of Maiella
- Lelio Porreca: the pioneer of Maiella National Park
- Alessandro Madonna, the “judge-poet” passionate of archaeology
- Silvio D’Amico, the founder of the National Academy of Drama Art
- Parish church of San Giacomo Apostolo. The bell tower
- The Memorial Tower and the Monument to Peace
- The fountain in Coste and the Black Celery of Torricella Peligna
[Credits | Text: Ottavio Di Renzo De Laurentis | Translation: Mirella Rapa | Voice and music: Studio Qreate | Foto: Laura Di Biase]