Physical Geography
The municipal district is large enough, it accommodates various environmental landscapes: the hills, high hills and mountains, to a minimum height of 240 m and a maximum height of 1581 m, with a vertical drop of 1341 m . Located on the back of a hill 400 m above sea level declining towards the confluence of the rivers Schiavone and Festina, the town still retains its ancient structure, it is also the most populous of the foothills of the Gran Sasso in the province of Pescara.
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