Tollo

Tollo
Comune di Tollo
Location of Tollo
Tollo
Location of Tollo in Italy
Tollo
Tollo (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°20′N 14°19′E / 42.333°N 14.317°E / 42.333; 14.317
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceChieti (CH)
FrazioniColle, Colle Cavalieri, Colle della Signora, Colle Secco, Macchie, Motrino, Pedine, Piano Mozzone, Sabatiniello, San Pietro, Santa Lucia, Venna
Area
  Total
14.88 km2 (5.75 sq mi)
Elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Population
 (2008)
  Total
4,237
  Density280/km2 (740/sq mi)
DemonymTollesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
66010
Dialing code0871
ISTAT code069090
Patron saintSanta Maria del Rosario, San Pasquale, Santa Marina, San Rocco, Santa Lucia
Saint dayfirst Sunday in August, 17 May, 17 July, 16 August, 13 December
WebsiteOfficial website

Tollo is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Tollo is renowned for its vineyards and olive groves. It is situated in the 'Hills of the Teatina' (colline teatine), a group of foothills of the Apennines, with a view of the Adriatic sea to the east, and a view of the Maiella Mountain, the second highest peak in middle Italy, to the west.