Teramo: from Petrut to Interamnia

Among Roman remains, medieval palaces, impressive churches, you will gather examples of Art Nouveau architecture and XIX century 'castles'. Surrounded by hills that produce good olive oil and the unique wine of the Teramane Hills , Teramo center is known by the Etruscans and then by the Romans under the name of Interamnia.
Expanded in Republican and Imperial age of this Roman era, remains of Domus, thermal areas and especially the ancient theater and amphitheater are preserved. Going through the 'decumanus' ancient urban layout you will visit the interior of the palaces of the nobility of Teramo, such as Palazzo Melatini, today recovered thanks to the contribution of banking foundations, home offices that presents the remains of Domus and where a precious collection of Majolica and Ceramics is preserved.
Continuing towards the medieval city you will meet the remains of the cathedral and its' neighborhood known as ' The Burned Tower ', both destroyed by the Normans during a siege of 1155 and rose from its own ashes, the city had a new splendor from the XII  until XV centuries thanks to the role it played along the most extreme boundaries of the Kingdom of Naples and the close contact it had with the city of Atri, especially during the XIV and XV centuries.
The new cathedral dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta and St. Berardo, built between the XII and XV century, on the remains of a sacred area already in the classical era,  is the supreme symbol of such a renaissance. Here you'll find the beautiful polittico Jacobello del Fiore, the prized 'antependium' Nicola da Guardiagrele and an astonishing wooden crucifix painted and gilded by the end of the XIV century. We admire again the examples of art and architecture of the XIX and XX centuries in the city including the impressive Castello Della Monica, example of XIX century taste for the recovery of past styles.
After the artistic and historical peculiarities, you  will enjoy the local food and wine that will eventually be sampled in a typical local restaurant.