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  2. Palena, Abruzzo - Wikipedia

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    Palena is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. [3] It is the hometown of Pietro Como and Lucia Travaglini, the parents of Italian-American baritone Perry Como (1912–2001). There is a plaque commemorating Perry Como as well as the home of painter Oreste Recchione, who also lived in Palena.

  3. Gessopalena - Wikipedia

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    Location of Gessopalena in Italy. Gessopalena. Gessopalena (Abruzzo) ... Lu Jèssë) is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central ...

  4. Hermitage of Madonna dell'Altare - Wikipedia

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    With the abolition of the Celestine Order in 1807, the religious complex passed into the management of the Perticone family, which donated the religious buildings to the municipality of Palena in 1970. [4] The toponym "altare" (altar), according to some scholars, is due to the shape of the rock resembling an altar. [5]

  5. Lettopalena - Wikipedia

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    Location of Lettopalena in Italy. Lettopalena. Lettopalena (Abruzzo) ... is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of south-eastern Italy ...

  6. Province of Chieti - Wikipedia

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    On 9 September 1943, the royal family of the House of Savoy left German-occupied Italy from the port of Ortona. The defensive Gustav Line was established by the Germans at Ortona, extending towards Cassino on the opposite side of Italy. Ortona offered the Allies a supply port on the Adriatic and was fiercely defended by the Germans attracted ...

  7. Geography of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The geography of Italy includes the description of all the physical geographical elements of Italy. Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region , [ 1 ] is located in southern Europe and comprises the long, boot-shaped Italian Peninsula crossed by the Apennines , the southern side of Alps , the large plain of ...

  8. Category:Palena, Abruzzo - Wikipedia

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    Italy portal Pages in category "Palena, Abruzzo" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This ... Palena, Abruzzo; H. Hermitage of Madonna dell'Altare

  9. Campo di Giove - Wikipedia

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    Campo di Giove is a town and comune in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.Its territory is included in the Majella National Park.Located at the foot of the southwestern slope of the Majella, it is a holiday resort in summer and winter, thanks to the presence of a ski station.