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| Comune di Castelli |
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Location of Castelli in Italy
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| Country |
 Italy |
| Region |
Abruzzo |
| Province |
Teramo (TE) |
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| Elevation |
497 m (1,631 ft) |
| Area |
49 km² (19 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 01-01-2007 (ISTAT)) |
| - Total |
1,274 |
| - Density |
26/km² (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone |
CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates |
42°29′17″N, 13°42′42″E |
| Gentilic |
Castellani |
| Dialing code |
0861 |
| Postal code |
64041 |
| Frazioni |
Befaro, Carraro, Casette Faiano, Colledoro, Morriconi, Palombara, San Rocco, Villa Rossi |
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Castelli is a hill town and comune in Teramo province in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy. The hillside town lies within the Gran Sasso National Park beside Mount Camicia and on the eastern side of the Gran Sasso Massif. Castelli is famous for its ceramics which were collected by the nobility of Europe for centuries and which were at their pinnacle in the 16th century.
Today, Castelli is a favourite destination for tourists and art lovers; it hosts an art institute and ceramics museum.
Castelli's main church is San Donato. It holds a majolica altar-piece by Francesco Grue (1647) and a medieval silver cross of the Sulmona school.
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