Find Companionship in Lanciano
Pilgrims have travelled to Lanciano since the eighth century, when the Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle became one of the most visited Catholic shrines in central Italy. The miracle, said to have occurred around 750 AD in the Church of San Legonziano, involved bread and wine transforming into flesh and blood during Mass. The relics are now preserved in the Church of San Francesco, and scientific examinations conducted in 1970-71 and again in 1981 concluded the tissue was cardiac muscle and the blood type AB. Lanciano sits on a hill in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, with a population of approximately 34,791.
Before the shrine drew religious visitors, Lanciano was already known across medieval Europe for its trade fairs. The Fiere di Lanciano, established under Angevin rule in the fourteenth century, attracted merchants from across the Mediterranean basin and made the town one of the principal commercial centres of the Kingdom of Naples. The Porta San Biagio, the only surviving gate of the medieval walls, dates to this mercantile period. Three bridges span the valleys that cut into the hillside, connecting the old quartieri of Lancianvecchia, Civitanova, and Sacca.
The Adriatic coast at San Vito Chietino and Fossacesia Marina lies roughly 10 kilometres east, and the Majella National Park begins about 30 kilometres to the southwest. Pescara, the regional capital, is 50 minutes north by road or by the Ferrovia Adriatica rail line. Escortservice.com lists reviewed companion profiles for the Chieti province and the broader Abruzzo region. This directory does not mediate, arrange, or participate in any service, and visitors must confirm they are 18 years of age or older.
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Pilgrims have travelled to Lanciano since the eighth century, when the Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle became one of the most visited Catholic shrines in central Italy. The miracle, said to have occurred around 750 AD in the Church of San Legonziano, involved bread and wine transforming into flesh and blood during Mass. The relics are now preserved in the Church of San Francesco, and scientific examinations conducted in 1970-71 and again in 1981 concluded the tissue was cardiac muscle and the blood type AB. Lanciano sits on a hill in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, with a population of approximately 34,791.
Before the shrine drew religious visitors, Lanciano was already known across medieval Europe for its trade fairs. The Fiere di Lanciano, established under Angevin rule in the fourteenth century, attracted merchants from across the Mediterranean basin and made the town one of the principal commercial centres of the Kingdom of Naples. The Porta San Biagio, the only surviving gate of the medieval walls, dates to this mercantile period. Three bridges span the valleys that cut into the hillside, connecting the old quartieri of Lancianvecchia, Civitanova, and Sacca.
The Adriatic coast at San Vito Chietino and Fossacesia Marina lies roughly 10 kilometres east, and the Majella National Park begins about 30 kilometres to the southwest. Pescara, the regional capital, is 50 minutes north by road or by the Ferrovia Adriatica rail line. Escortservice.com lists reviewed companion profiles for the Chieti province and the broader Abruzzo region. This directory does not mediate, arrange, or participate in any service, and visitors must confirm they are 18 years of age or older.
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