Crognaleto sits at an elevation of 1,105 metres (3,625 ft) and has its communal administrative offices in the frazione (outlying area) of Nerito.

Other sights include the Palazzo Forcina-Nardi di Cervaro, a 16th-century palace, and the remains of ancient mills along a stream called the Zincano.

Those in Colle are especially interesting in that the portals over many of the doors carry religious inscriptions and verses, often accompanied by Jesuit monograms.

The local church, dedicated to saints Peter and Paul, has a sign of the cross floor plan and features painted and gilded wooden altars in Baroque style.

The center of Piano Vomano likely owes its shape to the abandonment in the 16th century of nearby villages in Campanea and Colle del Vento, themselves sites of pre-existing Roman outposts.

Sights include the church of Saint Nicholas likely, dating back to the 14th century and rebuilt in 1774, and the "Quercia Mazzucche" - a huge oak tree 8 meters in circumference.

These factors, along with the somewhat strange-sounding name of the village, have led some people in the larger cities of Teramo and Pescara to the conclusion that Poggio Umbricchio has a somewhat magical quality and exists more in fantasy than in reality.

Several houses in the village contain grey sandstone portals with inscriptions indicating the owners were exempt from certain taxes and duties.

Although the claim had not been verified, this would suggest that the village, in common with other nearby locations, paid allegiance to the Republic of Venice, in opposition to Teramo, Penne and L'Aquila.

The village is the home of many stonemasons skilled in using this local material to construct decorative sculptures and architecturally important masterpieces.

In the area surrounding Tottea can be found several workshops specializing in the manufacture, restoration, and repair of small works of art made from stone.

Fennel seeds and orange rind are sometimes added to this mixture which is then encased in the pig’s intestines or stomach before aging.