Pereto Explained

Pereto
Official Name:	Comune di Pereto
Coordinates:	42.0433°N 13.1022°W
Region:	Abruzzo
Province:	L'Aquila (AQ)
Area Total Km2:	41.05
Population Total:	721
Population As Of:	2005
Population Demonym:	Peretani
Elevation M:	800
Saint:	St. George
Day:	23 April
Postal Code:	67064
Area Code:	0863

Pereto (Marsicano: Neapolitan: Pirìtu) is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

It was an ancient centre of the Marsi.

Main sights

• Medieval castle, with its 13th-century imposing towers, which belonged to the Colonna family from the late 15th century.
• Sanctuary of Madonna dei Bisognosi: According to the local tradition, it was erected in 608 AD. It houses some notable late-15th-century frescoes and a Crucifix carried here by Pope Boniface IV for the church's consecration.

Outside the hamlet is the Church of Santa Maria in Cellis (1132).