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Nocciano, in the province of Pescara, is located in a hilly zone between the Pescara and Nora rivers, a little north of the Parco Nazionale della Majella.  Situated at an elevation of 1000 feet, it has a lovely panoramic view which includes the Gran Sasso Mountains, the Maiella, the broad Pescara Valley, and the Adriatic Sea. The town has Roman origins.  Its name derives from "Noccius," Latin for "noce," meaning walnut or walnut tree.  The 11th century fortified part of the village is a typical close-packed ring of houses around a castle built on the hilltop.  The ancient watchtower, later made part of the fortified palazzo (which has now been converted to a civil building), is still recognizable, jutting out from the line of the walls.  The tower was in a strategic position, looking out over the Cigno, Pescara and Nora river valleys; it served as a lookout tower for the main thoroughfares and it controlled a vast area of sheep tracks, over which the flocks of Abruzzo were herded south to winter grazing lands in Puglia in the fall, and back to the mountain pastures of Abruzzo in the spring. Nocciano belonged first to the Cistercian abbey of Civitella Casanova and later came into the hands of the pwerful Camponeschi family of L'Aquila; it then passed to the Aliprandi family and later still to the Mapei family. The town has an interesting medieval church, San Lorenzo, which, although now abandoned and partially destroyed, is a national monument to the Romanesque style of architecture and contains 13th century frescoes.  The church of Sant'Antonio da Padova (see photo above right), has an interesting wooden choir by Modesto Salvini of Orsogna and is also of early origin.  The palazzo degli Aliprandi belonged to the last feudal lords of the town.  Also still standing are the 18th century baroque Palazzo Gasbarri with its balconies, and the Palazzetto Fusilli. A bed and breakfast in Nocciano, the Casale della Querce, provides cross-country tours on horseback.  Throughout the area can be found ancient peasant homes with earthen walls.  The town celebrates a grape festival in October.

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