POI data

General information
Borgo Antico o Medioevale
Settlement of cultural or religious importance
no
The village is located on a ridge of a rock and is made ​​up of houses placed on parallel streets that follow the contours of the ground. Currently the buildings are all destroyed and the premises are left buried in the chalk rock sometimes excavated to create the premises for this purpose as they have been created on the rock stairs, alcoves and fireplaces. The buildings were placed against each other. Often the walls are made ​​of plaster mixed with limestone and sandstone joined by copious use of mortar, the remaining houses of brick is used as in several exhibitions around doors and windows.
Location
Gessopalena
Italy
Abruzzo
42.0596
14.2723
581.89
Contact
Province of Chieti
Additional information
Cultural tourism
cultural attraction