Abruzzo: Lost Pics from Capestrano, Italy

I stumbled upon these lost photos from a day trip we took a few days ago.  We visited the town of Capestrano.  We didn't realize at the time but unfortunately this small mountain village was hit really hard by the earthquake 4 years ago.  And, like most things in Italy, the rebuild and approval to reopen takes TIME and not to mention money.  It was a bit sad to see the town in such a state.  On the bright side, progress is being made so hopefully they will be up for tourist soon.  The people were so kind to us, talking with us about the town.  We ate some gelato and had the castle all to ourselves.  I am not sure if we were supposed to but we climbed up the watch tower where we were treated with gorgeous views of the rolling hills and valleys.

A perfect day!