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Borbona is located along the Via Salaria in a valley formed by the River Ratto, close to ski resorts. The name appears for the first time in a document of the Abbey of Farfa and may indicate 'mud' in reference to the flooding of the valley. In 1153, a bull by Pope Anastasio IV refers to a church around which gather the people of country villas. In the first decades of the fourteenth century, Borbona is one of 99 castles of L'Aquila, in the Angevin Kingdom, and the processional cross of Borbona is the extraordinary testimony of this moment in history. The township became part of the vast estate of Margherita of Austria (1522-1586), the illegitimate daughter of Emperor Charles V. In 1616 the Franciscan presence in the area was strengthened with the foundation of the monastery of St. Anne. After the devastating earthquake of 1703 Borbona was rebuilt by the Bourbons of Naples (1731).

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Borbontino Bean

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Borbona Cross

The processional cross of Bourbon, dating from 1320-1330, is an extraordinary masterpiece of large size,…

Church of Santa Anna

The church was built at the end of 1400, and subsequently appointed in 1600 with…

Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte

The Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte is located at about 1000 meters on the…

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Festival of Santa Maria del Monte

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Regional Festival of Singing off the Cuff

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The Borbona Musical band was formed by the alpine town and belongs to the ANA…

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