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Days Out from Secinaro - Popoli
26.0km/16.0miles (26mins)
Start=Secinaro Piazza: Depart Secinaro on local road (East) for 5.6km; at Molina Aterno, bear R (SEast) onto S261
for 0.6km; bear L (East) onto S5 for 19.8km towards Pratola Peligna; through Raiano, over the roundabout and through
Corfinio to arrive at Popoli. You can park up in the town which has ample small car parks and parking at the side of the road
OR if you are a walker, it’s nice to park at the Country Park on the other side of the main road and walk over to Popoli
(20-30mins walk).
A visit to Popoli can include the town and its’ Churches/Cafes/Icecream; a walk up to the
old Castle which looks down on the town OR a visit to the Country Park on the other side
of the main road through Popoli to see and watch the source of the river bubbling up
from the ground!
Popoli pedestianised area
with icecream shop
From the Country Park side you can get a wonderful
Photo View of the Castle on the opposite side.
If you do the walk up to the Castle, you can take in the
14 Stations of the Cross as you make your way up,
which many Christians would do over the Easter period,
or just enjoy the sculptures.
View of the Castle
Looking down on the Town
The castle was built in the XI century and throughout the centuries it was a valuable
fortress thanks to its location, lying just at the mouth of the Gorge of Popoli. Today you
can visit the ruins of the castle, just a 30-40mins walk up from the main town.
Places to eat
As you walk through the town you will come across a Cafe on your left
with eating space outside (not tried it yet but looks nice) and on your
right, opposite the park, you have the Gran Caffe with a covered
outside area.
The Gran Caffe is recommended and catered for Sandra’s Gluten Free
diet. Good food, good service and customer toilets.
Walking on from the Gran Caffe, if you go to the end and then turn
Right, you will come across a small square with a Fountain and our
first Church which is normally open to have a look around.
The Gran Caffe
Gluten Free food and Customer
Toilets (Smiles all round!)
La Chiesa di San Francesco
(La Chiesa = The Church)
Inside the Church
Informazione
If you walk across and up the steep street, you will come across our second Church which has been closed for some time
following the earthquake of 2009. We were so lucky to see them carrying the Religious Statue from the previous day’s
procession, up the hill from La Chiesa di San Francesco to the second Church for storage. As we were taking photographs
they kindly let us in to watch them and view the Church.
The Statue leaving La Chiesa
di San Francesco
The Statue carried up the street by 8 strong men
Finally arriving at La Chiesa di San Rocco up the hill
Inside La Chiesa di San Rocco
(Not seen since the earthquake of 2009)
Now where are they taking it?
Stored away in a cupboard until the
next Procession
On the opposite side to the Town and the Castle, there is a Country Park/Nature Reserve which should NOT be missed!
If you drive past the front of the cement works and over a bridge you will see a sign to it on your right. Drive to the end
and you will see the car park on the left. If you are fit and able, you can leave the car there and walk into town or just
visit the Nature Reserve which has Car Parking, Cafe, Toilets and a small Visitor Centre.
Good place for a picnic with public toilets, cafe
and a small information centre
Take a walk around or up the hill to the
viewing platform to see the Castle
Here you can view the Source of the river
bubbling up from the ground - not often you
see that!
View of the Castle across from the Nature
Reserve
The area is great for a leisurly cycle ride, taking in the Nature Reserve and
then riding across into Town for an icecream or a Cake/Coffee in one of the
cafes.
Festival dei Popoli (August) .... Trout & Shrimp Festival
The work that the towns people put in to this festival is amazing, everybody is dressed up from 90 year old men and
women to 2 year old boys and girls, and the castle above the town gives it that extra something.
ABRUZZO4U
Web Site For English Speaking Tourists
Days Out from Secinaro - Popoli
26.0km/16.0miles (26mins)
Start=Secinaro Piazza: Depart Secinaro on local road (East)
for 5.6km; at Molina Aterno, bear R (SEast) onto S261 for
0.6km; bear L (East) onto S5 for 19.8km towards Pratola
Peligna; through Raiano, over the roundabout and through
Corfinio to arrive at Popoli. You can park up in the town which
has ample small car parks and parking at the side of the road
OR if you are a walker, it’s nice to park at the Country Park on
the other side of the main road and walk over to Popoli for a
20-30mins walk.
Popoli pedestianised area
with icecream shop
A visit to Popoli can include the town and its’ Churches, Cafes
and Icecream; Take a walk up to the old Castle which looks
down on the town OR a visit to the Country Park on the other
side of the main road through Popoli to see and watch the
source of the river bubbling up from the ground!
From the Country Park side you can get a wonderful Photo
View of the Castle on the opposite side.
If you do the walk up to the Castle, you can take in the
14 Stations of the Cross as you make your way up, which
many Christians would do over the Easter period, or just enjoy
the sculptures.
View of the Castle
Looking down on the Town
Here you can view the Source of the
river bubbling up from the ground,
not often you see that!
The castle was built in the XI century and throughout the
centuries it was a valuable fortress thanks to its location, lying
just at the mouth of the Gorge of Popoli. Today you can visit
the ruins of the castle, just a 30-40mins walk up from the
town.
The Gran Caffe
Places to eat
As you walk through the town you will come across a Cafe on
your left with eating space outside (not tried it yet but looks
nice) and on your right, opposite the park, you have the
Gran Caffe with a covered outside area.
The Gran Caffe is recommended and catered for Sandra’s
Gluten Free diet. Good food, good service and customer
toilets.
Walking on from the Gran Caffe, if you go to the end and
then turn Right, you will come across a small square with a
Fountain and our first Church which is normally open to have
a look around.
Gluten Free food and Customer
Toilets (Smiles all round!)
La Chiesa di San Francesco
(La Chiesa = The Church)
Inside the Church
If you walk across and up the steep street, you will come
across our second Church which has been closed for some
time following the earthquake of 2009. We were so lucky to
see them carrying a Religious Statue from the previous day’s
procession, up the hill from La Chiesa di San Francesco to the
second Church for storage. As we were taking photographs
they kindly let us in to watch them and view the Church.
The Statue leaving La
Chiesa di San Francesco
The Statue carried up the street by
8 strong men
Inside La Chiesa di San Rocco
(Not seen since the earthquake of 2009)
Now where are they
taking it?
Stored away in a cupboard
until the next Procession
On the opposite side to the Town and the Castle, there is a
Country Park/Nature Reserve which should NOT be missed!
If you drive past the front of the cement works and over a
bridge you will see a sign to it on your right. Drive to the end
and you will see the car park on the left. If you are fit and
able, you can leave the car there and walk into town or just
visit the Nature Reserve which has Car Parking, Cafe, Toilets
and a small Visitor Centre.
Good place for a picnic with public
toilets, information centre, cafe and
small visitor centre
Take a walk around or up the
hill to the viewing platform to
see the Castle
View of the Castle across from the
Nature Reserve
The area is great for a
leisurly cycle ride, taking
in the Nature Reserve and
then riding across into Town
for an icecream, cake/Coffee
in one of the cafes.
Festival dei Popoli (August) .... Trout & Shrimp Festival
The work that the towns people put in to this festival is
amazing, everybody is dressed up from 90 year old men and
women to 2 year old boys and girls, and the castle above the
town gives it that extra something.
Finally arriving at La Chiesa di San Rocco
up the hill
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ABRUZZO4U
Web Site For English Speaking Tourists
Days Out from Secinaro - Popoli
26.0km/16.0miles (26mins)
Start=Secinaro Piazza: Depart Secinaro on local road (East) for 5.6km; at Molina Aterno,
bear R (SEast) onto S261 for 0.6km; bear L (East) onto S5 for 19.8km towards Pratola Peligna;
through Raiano, over the roundabout and through Corfinio to arrive at Popoli. You can park up
in the town which has ample small car parks and parking at the side of the road OR if you are a
walker, it’s nice to park at the Country Park on the other side of the main road and walk over to
Popoli (20-30mins walk).
Popoli pedestianised area
with icecream shop
A visit to Popoli can include the town and its’ Churches,
Cafes and Icecream; Take a walk up to the old Castle which
looks down on the town OR a visit to the Country Park on the
other side of the main road through Popoli to see and watch
the source of the river bubbling up from the ground!
From the Country Park side you
can get a wonderful Photo View
of the Castle on the opposite
side.
If you do the walk up to the
Castle, you can take in the
14 Stations of the Cross as you
make your way up, which many
Christians would do over the
Easter period, or just enjoy the
sculptures.
View of the Castle
Looking down on the Town
View the Source of the river
bubbling up from the ground - not
often you see that!
The castle was built in the XI century and throughout the
centuries it was a valuable fortress thanks to its location, lying
just at the mouth of the Gorge of Popoli. Today you can visit the
ruins of the castle, just a 30-40mins walk up from the town.
The Gran Caffe
Places to eat
As you walk through the town you will
come across a Cafe on your left with
eating space outside (not tried it yet but
looks nice) and on your right, opposite the
park, you have the Gran Caffe with a
covered outside area.
The Gran Caffe is recommended and
catered for Sandra’s Gluten Free diet.
Good food, good service and customer
toilets.
Gluten Free food and Customer
Toilets (Smiles all round!)
Walking on from the Gran Caffe, if you go to the end and then turn Right, you will come across
a small square with a Fountain and our first Church which is normally open to have a look
around.
La Chiesa di San Francesco
(La Chiesa = The Church)
Inside the Church
If you walk across and up the steep street, you will come across our second Church which has
been closed for some time following the earthquake of 2009. We were so lucky to see them
carrying the Religious Statue from the previous day’s procession, up the hill from La Chiesa di
San Francesco to the second Church for storage. As we were taking photographs they kindly let
us in to watch them and view the Church.
The Statue leaving La
Chiesa di San Francesco
The Statue carried up the street by
8 strong men
Finally arriving at La Chiesa di San Rocco
up the hill
Now where are they
taking it?
Inside La Chiesa di San Rocco
(Not seen since the earthquake of 2009)
Stored away in a cupboard
until the next Procession
On the opposite side to the Town and the Castle, there is a Country Park/Nature Reserve which
should NOT be missed! If you drive past the front of the cement works and over a bridge you
will see a sign to it on your right. Drive to the end and you will see the car park on the left.
If you are fit and able, you can leave the car there and walk into town or just visit the Nature
Reserve which has Car Parking, Cafe, Toilets and a small Visitor Centre.
Good place for a picnic with public toilets, cafe
and a small information centre
Take a walk around or up the hill to the
viewing platform to see the Castle
Here you can view the Source of the river
bubbling up from the ground - not often you
see that!
View of the Castle across from the Nature
Reserve
The area is great for a leisurly cycle ride, taking in the Nature Reserve and then riding across
into Town for an icecream or a Cake/Coffee in one of the cafes.
Festival dei Popoli (August) .... Trout & Shrimp Festival
The work that the towns people put in to this festival is amazing, everybody is dressed up from
90 year old men and women to 2 year old boys and girls, and the castle above the town gives
it that extra something.
