Teramo - Abruzzo

Teramo What To Do

The Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta is the most visited building in the city. From the outside, the church presents the alternation of two primary architectural styles, Romanesque and Gothic, this place is very impressive and you will like it a lot.

The Church of Sant’Anna di Pompetti is unique in its kind, it is, in fact, the only medieval building in the city, rebuilt on the remains of an ancient Roman Domus.

The Church of Sant’Agostino is another church that deserves a visit if you are in the center of Teramo, the building has a single nave and is rich in precious treasures.

 

 

Piazza Martiri Della Libertà is the main square of Teramo, overlooked by some of the city’s main historic buildings, including the Duomo and the Bishop’s Palace. the main events take place in this square and you can consult them in the tourist office.

The Castello della Monica and the surrounding Borgo are nothing more than a nineteenth-century reconstruction of a complex of buildings that recalls the style of the medieval period. If you like castles this is a beautiful castle.

Built in the late nineteenth century by the sculptor Pasquale Morgante, the Fountain of the Two Lions was built with the aim of decorating one of the pillars of the loggia of the Town Hall near Piazza Orsini.

 

 

Walking around the streets of Teramo will put you in the circumstances of discovering new things and you will like it.

The city center is quite small and dense of beautiful things to explore that you will like a lot. I have listed some other nice places down below.

Some other monuments and museum worth a visit are:

• Teatro romano,
• Parco Ivan Graziani,
• Parco fluviale del Tordino e del Vezzola,
• Torre Bruciata.

 

 

Food In Teramo

There are many dishes typical of Teramo, something that is very popular in the region is the Arrosticini.

Castrate sheep meat served on a stick but one of the most important dishes in Teramo is called Timballo di Scripelle.

It looks like a Lasagna Alla Bolognese but the ingredients and the dough are quite different from the lasagne.

 

 

Another great dish typical of this region is called Virtû and you can find many different kinds of Virtù moving around the city.

If you are hungry the best thing you can do is to go visit a nice trattoria or a restaurant and they will be able to calm your hunger with some awesome food.

If you want to check out some recipes here is a good link of these plates:

• Virtû Teramane,
• Tacchino Alla Canzanese,
• Timballo Abruzzese,
• Agnello con i peperoni,
• Cannelloni all’abruzzese,
• Cavatielli all’uso di Teramo,
• Coniglio con le lumache,
• Cozze allo zafferano,
• Parrozzo,
• Nevole.

 

 

Conclusion

Teramo is a quite small town of the region Abruzzo that still has to offer some roman finds and a lot of art.

If you are in Teramo for a day or two you might want to start walking the center and discovering places.

The theatre is also a very nice place and you should watch a show there if you have time, you will definitely spend an atypical day in Italy.

If you like food Teramo is a very good place, in fact, some of the most important dishes of the region have roots in Teramo.

I hope that you have some interest in discovering this city as well and if you do you should prepare your trip to this town.

 

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