Caramanico Terme

Caramanico Terme
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	Pescara (PE)
Coordinates	42 ° 9 ' N , 14 ° 1' E Coordinates: 42 ° 9 '0 " N , 14 ° 1' 0" E
height	650 m slm
surface	84.55 km²
Residents	1,890 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	22 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	65023
prefix	085
ISTAT number	068007
Website	Caramanico Terme
	; Panorama of Caramanico Terme

Caramanico Terme is an Italian commune in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region and seat of the mountain community della Maiella e del Morrone. The place is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy)

geography

Caramanico Terme is located in the Majella National Park about 650 meters above sea level on a hill at the foot of the Majella massif between the valleys of the Orta river and its tributary Orfento . The provincial capital Pescara is about 50 km east on the Adriatic Sea and has an airport .

tourism

The thermal baths of Caramanico Terme

Caramanico Terme lives from tourism today. The thermal baths are located in a park . They opened in 1901. The water from the springs contains sulfur and is used for spa treatments, inhalations and fango packs.

Caramanico is also the starting point for hikes in the Majella National Park . The next tour goes through the canyon of the valley of the Orfento river .

You can get to Roccamorice by car and walk to the chapel of l'Eremo di San Bartolomeo in a canyon . Ski tourists also come in winter.

A few kilometers outside the town center, on the road to Salle, is the church of San Tommaso Becket, also known as the "Chiesa di San Tommaso di Paterno". Built at the end of the 12th to the beginning of the 13th century, a relief depicting Christ and the twelve apostles stands out above the main portal.