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Walk in the History of Saint Valentine

Discover the itineraries among villages, castles, ancient churches, and paths of the past

Historic stone building in Italy under a clear blue sky

Ancient stone inscription on a historic wall in Italy.

Historic stone church with cross in rural Italy under blue sky

Former Bourbon Prison

Palazzo Farnese

Church of San Rocco

A place rich in civil and social history, among the San Martino fair, brigands, and ancient works of charity dedicated to the poorest.

From the monks of Casauria to the Farnese, a fortified complex that tells centuries of feudal history, nobility, and architectural transformations.

Simple and evocative 16th-century country church, with a Majella stone rose window that illuminates the interior with symbolic light.

Historic buildings in a quaint Italian alley with a clear sky

Statue of Hercules in front of clock tower

Historic church facade under a clear blue sky in Italy

Palazzo Troiani

Samson Fountain

Cathedral of San Valentino

Nineteenth-century noble residence overlooking the remains of the medieval city walls, between family history and the defensive architecture of the village.

Scenic 19th-century cast iron fountain at the foot of the Cathedral, with ornate basins and the statue of Samson produced by a historic Scottish foundry.

Built in the eighteenth century on the site of the first worship of the Patron Saint, it preserves centuries of faith and memory in the highest heart of the village.

Interior of an ornate historic church, featuring detailed frescoes and a wooden pulpit, linked to Saint Valentine cultural tours in Italy.

Historic building in Italy related to Saint Valentine cultural tours

Historic Italian church facade with blue sky

Church of San Donato

Palazzo Bottari

Church of Saint Anthony

Between essential architecture and rich Baroque interiors, it preserves precious sacred elements and an inscription that tells the Roman echo of the village.

Former office and cinema headquarters, it tells the civil history of the town and pays tribute to the partisan Emidio Cesarone, hero of the Resistance.

Baroque jewel from 1715, with a Greek cross plan, refined stuccoes, paintings, and a precious pipe organ from the Neapolitan school.

Historic Italian building with large windows and greenery.

Historic building in Italy with decorative architectural details

Historic building facade with arched entrance and balcony, Italy

School Palace

Bajocco Palace

Municipality

Built in 1921, the educational heart of the community, it also commemorates the figure of Costantino De Renzis, mayor and pillar of the local Resistance.

Built in 1897, it represents an elegant architectural innovation and the history of Agostino Bajocco, an important local politician of the 19th century.

Rebuilt in the 1930s after the 1915 earthquake, it is the administrative heart of the village, a symbol of resilience and rebirth.

Historic building housing the Museo dei Fossili e delle Ambre in Italy

Interior of historic Italian church with ornate ceiling and statue of bishop

Detail of an ornate Italian fountain with lion motifs and flowing water

Villa Delfinia Olivieri

Church of San Nicola

Fountain of Venus Julia

Former 16th-century Augustinian monastery transformed into an aristocratic residence, now a museum dedicated to fossils and ambers.

Founded in 1595 as an Augustinian convent, it houses a single-nave church with rich stuccoes and a historic organ by Quirico Gennari (1830).

Historic 19th-century cast iron fountain, adorned with elegant statues and linked to the Farnese family who ruled San Valentino from 1583.

Historic altar with statues in Italian church

Memorial pyramid with a star in Saint Valentine, Italy

Dinosaur fossils in an ancient stone museum exhibit.

Church of the Madonna della Croce

Belvedere della Stella

Museum of Fossils

It stands on a rocky mass dominated by the “Pyramid” and the “Star”, stone monuments dedicated to the fallen of the world wars.

Inaugurated in 2004 in Villa Delfina Olivieri, it houses Quaternary fossils and paleoanthropological finds.

Located along the ancient Centurelle-Montesecco sheep track, this 16th-century rural church features frescoes and altars dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul.

Historic war memorial in Italy with monument and Italian flag

Historic Italian town with bell tower and scenic view

Monuments to the Fallen

San Nicola Belvedere

Built in the 1930s and renovated in 1989, the monument in Largo San Nicola pays tribute to the fallen of the two world wars.

Located near the ancient convent, this viewpoint offers a spectacular view of the village and the peaks of the Majella.

Scenic view of an Italian village with a historic church and snow-capped mountains in the background.

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