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Termoli: The Trabucchi Town on the Adriatic Coast of Molise
A medieval fishing village between the southern Adriatic and Molise, where the trabucchi remind us that the sea is won with patience.
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Paesi e centri storici italiani lontani dalle rotte di massa, dove il tempo scorre lento tra vicoli di pietra, botteghe e tradizioni autentiche.
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Ferentillo: The Mummies in the Crypt and the Lombard Abbey in the Gorge
In a village split in two by the Nera river, thirty-five naturally preserved mummies rest in the crypt of Santo Stefano, while a few steps away stands one of Italy's finest Lombard abbeys.
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Panicale: Perugino, Lace, and a Terrace Over Lake Trasimeno
Above the southern shore of Lake Trasimeno, Panicale holds a masterpiece by Perugino and a theatre whose origins date to 1692, still in use, ignored by those rushing to Castiglione.
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Scheggino: The Village Where Water Runs Through Houses
In Scheggino, women repelled a siege in 1522 armed with stones and pots. Today the village smells of black truffle, with the Nera flowing past every doorstep.
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Preci: The Village of Surgeons Who Operated on Kings and Popes
In the upper Valnerina, a stone village hides the story of the Precian School of Surgery, which between the tenth and sixteenth centuries sent doctors all over Europe.
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Monte Castello di Vibio: Ninety-Nine Seats for the World's Smallest Theatre
Atop an Umbrian hill overlooking the Tiber, nine families built a ninety-nine-seat baroque jewel in 1808. It is still in operation.
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Monteleone di Spoleto: The Etruscan Chariot That America Won't Return
At 978 metres in the Sibillini Mountains, this medieval village has been reclaiming for decades its sixth-century BC Etruscan chariot, now on display at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
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Cesi, the Breathing Mountain Above the Terni Basin
Clinging to Monte Eolo, Cesi hides seven churches, a legendary underground city, and air currents that rise from the bowels of the rock.
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Vallo di Nera: The Castle-Village That Time Did Not Dare Touch
Founded in 1217 on a spur in the Valnerina, Vallo di Nera preserves walls, towers, and Romanesque churches in an urban equilibrium that has withstood eight centuries of history.
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