Casoli sits 1,240 feet above sea level, providing fabulous views.
Casoli may be one of Abruzzo's lesser-known places, but the medieval village is also one of its most intriguing thanks to the many beautiful wall murals that cover its buildings.
Surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, the medieval village is a maze of alleys filled with ornate palazzos and colorful dwellings, that unwind all the way up to the overhanging Castello Ducale, built by the Normans in the 11th century.
Based 1,240 feet above sea level, Casoli overlooks a patchwork of forests, canyons, lakes and rivers, providing remarkable views that stretch from the wild Majella mountains, to the fisherman huts of the Trabocchi coast on the Adriatic shore.
The town offers a number of specialty foods such as a short, knotted pasta called cazziarelli and mela piana (flat apple) that's been around since ancient times.
There's also entertainment in the form of artisan fairs and the annual Festival of Santa Reparata and San Gilberto, held in honor of two of Casoli's patron saints.
