Palena is a small village in the province of Chieti, a mountain reality animated by just under 1,500 inhabitants. Palena was a micro laboratory of national history: saints, hermits, warriors, kings, but also artists, writers, artisans who gave life to the history and culture of this place.
WHAT TO SEE
Bear Wildlife Area
The Bear Wildlife Area is the place where you can spot and observe specimens of Ursus arctos arctos born in captivity and unable to return to free life.
Celestinian Hermitage of Our Lady of the Altar
An oasis of peace and silence immersed in the Majella National Park.
Geopaleontological Museum
Take a trip back in time millions of years, discover the memories of "Gaia" and the geological history of the area.
Aventine Theater
The Aventine Theater in Palena is one of the smallest theaters in Europe, with its 99 seats in perfect Italian style: an audience, two tiers of boxes and a gallery.
Country of Orchids
Discover and enhance the spontaneous orchids through the involvement of scholars and enthusiasts of orchidology
Ducal Castle
Majestic, superb, solitary, it stands on the steep rock and has been restored several times due to age, war events and earthquakes.
Hotel
Bed & Breakfast
