Tocco da Casauria

Tocco da Casauria is a comune and town in the Province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Central Italy.

It rises on a hill between the Pescara river and the Arolle, a small stream, against the background of the Maiella.

Here Centerba is produced, a highly alcoholic mixture of Maiella herbs which is said to have healthy effects on metabolism.

In nearby Vasto an inscription of the 2nd century BC was found, along with other remains from the Roman empire, which prove there was a Roman settlement in this strategic position between the Gole di Popoli and the valley of the Pescara river.

The castle rose in the early 11th century, as shown by a record in the Chronicon Casauriensis: Gerardo di Rocco, lord of Popoli, had in location from the powerful Monastery of Casauria lands and farms in the area, and his descendants decided to come into full possession building there a castle.