Sulmona is at the foot of the Maiella massif, where today the river Vella flows into the Gizio and in pre-historic times a wide lake existed. Today the town is an important agriculture and commercial centre and is deservedly famous the world over for its confetti, and for its goldsmiths' tradition. The tradition is that it was founded 1000 years BC by Solimo, a friend to Aeneas, fleeing from the city of Troy. the town was called Sulmo in Roman times, and is mentioned by historians.

Unmistakable features of this fine, picturesque town so full of culture and history are the world-known "confetti" - sugar coated almonds There are documents describing sweets very similar to the present-day confetti since 14 AD, the little sugar coated almonds are present at every important occasion in Italian life.
Sulmona is famous all over Italy also for his celebrated tradition of the "Madonna che scappa", held in Piazza Garibaldi on Easter morning, when the statue of the Madonna, covered in a black robe, from the church of San Filippo.

If you would like to stay in this part of the world, we have apartments available for rent in Sulmona, for more details click the links below:

The Apartment in Sulmona

Sulmona Map    Satellite Image   (®Google maps 2007)