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mona. To the northeast, the 14th-century
Chiesa di San Filippo Neri
boasts an impressive
Gothic portal.
Also in the square is the
Polo Museale Santa Chiara
( 0864 21 29 62; admission €3;
9am-1pm & 3.30-7.30pm Tue-Sun)
, a small museum with an eclectic collection of religious
and contemporary art including a fascinating
presepe
(nativity scene) depicting 19th-cen-
tury Sulmona.
Palazzo dell'Annunziata
(Corso Ovidio)
The most impressive of the
palazzi,
founded in 1320 but rebuilt many times
over, sits above a 1st-century-BC Roman
domus
(villa). The building has a harmonious
blend of Gothic and Renaissance architecture. Inside, the
Museo Archeologico in situ
(
9am-1pm Wed, Fri & Sat, 3.30-7.30pm Tue & Thu)
showcases relics and remains of the
Roman domus. The
Museo Civico
, also found here, has a small collection of Roman mosa-
ics and Renaissance sculptures.
PALACE
Porta Napoli
(Piazza Vittorio Veneto)
This monumental 14th-century town gate has an unusual rusticated
masonry finish.
LANDMARK
MUSEUM
Museo dell'Arte Confettiera
( 0864 21 00 47;
www.pelino.it
;
Via Stazione Introdacqua 55; 9am-12.30pm & 3.30-6.30pm Mon-
Sat)
The museum is housed in the
Fabbrica Confetti Pelino
, Sulmona's most famous
manufacturer of
confetti
. The reconstructed 16th-century laboratory looks more like an
old-time science lab than a sweet-making plant. It's about 1km from Porta Napoli, at the
southern end of Corso Ovidio.
