Historical Background: The village has Samnite and Marsican origins, Italic peoples who fiercely fought against Rome..The most important medieval fortification is the tower built in the 14th century.Many rich portals embellish the houses of Civitella and most of them still have the so-called saettera, narrow loopholes in the walls used to hit enemies or brigands with arrows, mostly Saracens. Civitella Alfedena is a fine mountain village in a typical historic centre in the territory of one of the most important national parks of Italy.Many tracks lead to the most interesting naturalistic districts of Abruzzo National Park: la Camosciara, la Val di Rose, il feudo In tramonti. In Civitella you can visit the Wolf museum and the lynx fauna reserve. The most famous track is the one leading to Val di Rose, where the most rich colony of chamois live and are easy to sight.