This monumental ensemble illustrates four centuries of art in Sulmona. Built by a brotherhood of Penitents (1415), it is a synthesis of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroques elements (especially the sumptuous facade of the church alongside). Halfway up ru..

At the south entrance to the town, this Gothic gate with capitals, has on the outside an unusual decoration of gilded bosses, Angevin coats of arms and reliefs from the Roman era. The elegant Corso Ovidio that crosses the heart of the medieval town..

This square (which should be seen on a Wednesday when it is invaded by a colourful market) is bounded by the ogive arcades of a 13C aqueduct , the Baroque corner of S. Chiara and the Gothic doorway of S. Filippo. On the external side of the aqueduct..

Built in the 13C by the Franciscans who had shoes and not boots (hence the name), this church has an attractive Romanesque doorway flanked by a campanile and the remains of the abbey buildings on the Corso Ovidio.

Since the end of the 15C, Sulmona has been the land of dragees which under a coating of sugar hide a mixture of Sicilian almonds, hazelnuts, chocolate and dried fruit. This little museum will reveal to gourmands the secrets of the manufacture of th..