he examples of civil, military and religious architecture of the areas of Castelvecchio Subequo, Molina Aterno, Secinaro, Gagliano Aterno, Castel di Ieri and Goriano Sicoli, explicitly show the gradual move from late gothic styles to Tuscan Renaissance styles, and how XXIII Century styles were repeated, at times with some variation, at least until the end of the first half of the sixteenth century.
During the era of well known noble families (the Counts of Celano and Piccolomini d’Aragona) of the Valley and of almost all the centres of the Mountain Community, there was a significant presence of minor expressions of the great artistic Florentine influence that had spread everywhere. Therefore, it is worth revisiting the less well-known and often forgotten monuments of the Subequana Valley which are rich in history and are indicative of the tastes of those times.
Of great importance, for example, at Castelvecchio Subequo, is the monumental Franciscan complex comprising a church, cloister and convent, probably dating between 1216 and 1222. Only a few original parts of the church remain today: the apisidiole, the left arm of the transept and the Chapel of the Saint (la Cappella del Santo) with rare and valuable XII Century frescos of the style of Giotto, whose series of frames illustrate the main episodes of the life of St.Francis. The convent also hosts a small antiquarium with famous relics preserved in ancient silver and golden copper valuable urns (il corpus č religious, prevalently made up of XIV - XVII century reliquaries.
Still in Castelvecchio, is a small 1390-1420 construction situated in the Square along the Tiburtina Valeria, which has a portico with two wide round archways and on the two facades on the first floor there are two elegant gothic windows with trilobal archways.
Equally interesting is again a late XXII century windows situated in Piazza Campo di Fiori from which Gavini interpreted the gothic motives of popular tastes.
Of equal importance from an architectural and artistic point of view are the elegant Palazzo Valeri, the facade of Palazzo Lucchini which had previously belonged to the Ginnetti’s of the XV century, the XVII century fresco depicting St. Rocco as a pilgrim positioned left of the altar in the small church of the same name, and the framework of the Church of St. Agatha, which represents the simpler forms of XI-XII century architecture of the Abruzzo region.

Of particular artistic value is the facade of a house-shop in Castel di Ieri belonging to the second half of the 1400's with a fresco of painted architectural elements and alongside it a stone coat-of-arms of the Piccolomini d’Aragona family. In the same town it is also worth  noting a beautiful example of an acutely arched doorway of the city walls of the 1400's as the  epigraph set on the frontispiece of the architrave indicates.
Again in Castel di Ieri are: the monumental medieval tower of Norman origin; the characteristic facade of the country church of S Maria of the Assumption of the year 1555 which is characterised by sculptured medallions in the insignia and decorated with candelabra and little children. The impressive Castel of Gagliano Aterno is of great artistic and historical importance. It has an irregular quadrilateral shape and has two rows of walls and towers on the four vertices, a deeply-ditched bastion and draw bridge. Inside, one can admire the courtyard with a reservoir and a large column with the Berardo Counts of Celano coat-of-arms. On the sides of the courtyard is a portico consisting of ogival archways that rest on small pilasters, and on the upper floor a loggia with round arches. Worth taking notice of is a 1500's fresco on the wall of the loggia depicting the siege of the castle by Giovanni D’Angiņ and Jacopo Fortebraccio. Sparsely positioned are also coat-of-arms of families who were in possession of the castle, such as: Barberini, Sciarra Colonna, and Lazzaroni (who are the present proprietors).
Of considerable value is the fountain which was constructed in 1344 on the Square near the lower entry to the castle by the Countess Isabela Acquaviva. It was built in the gothic style of the Abruzzo region and has three niches with pointed arches.
There is also a very interesting XIV century house with XIII century characteristics with a rampant support arch, situated in the vicinity of the castle.
The portal of the Church of St. Rocco is also worth visiting: it has an ovolo frame; the Bernadine monogram and shelves decorated with leaves in the popular style.
Still in Gagliano is the cript dedicated to St. Maria of Mercy belonging to the 1500's, the ex-convent of St.Chiara, built on a pre-existing benedictine nucleus of early medieval origin and characterized by a large cloister with a 1600's well in the center. Also in Gagliano is the Parrchial Church of St.Martin with its crowned facade which has a beautiful 1300's gothic portal, with a gable decorated by a relief depicting St. Martin on horse-back in the act of donating his cape to a poor man, above which a large renaissance rose-window is proudly on show.

In Secinaro, in the church of St.Maria of Consolation, erected at the beginning of the 1300's on the ruins of a temple dedicated to the goddess Pelina, is a beautiful early 1500's portal with an ovolo-sculptured frame, corbels beneath the architrave and a radiating sun containing the monogram of St. Bernadino of Siena. Inside, are interesting frescos of various eras as well as four statues of the 1600's. Still in Secinaro, in the Parocchial Church of St. Nicola of Bari, built on the remains of the medieval castle, is another interesting portal also of the 1500's and over it, by lunettes with vertical support mouldings. Inside is a golden copper and silver astylar cross, carried out by Vinenzo Goberna of Fonticulano in 1554.
The portal of the Church of St. Nicola of Bari and the portal of St. Maria del Colle in Molina Aterno, have the same characteristics as the Church of St. Maria of Consolation in Secinaro. Both the churches built in the year 1527 have vertical mouldings and Bernadinian monogramme. Inside the Church of St. Maria is a baroque main altar in sculptured walnut, dating between the XVII-XVIII centuries. Instead, the Church of St. Nicola has a characteristic dome-shaped XV century bell tower.
The medieval Piccolomini castle has a doric style pilaster strip and an overhanging loggia and a courtyard with reservoir dating back to1634.
Worthy of mention is a window in Goriano Sicoli, probably dating back to the early 1500's, situated on the facade of Palazzo De’ Nardis, which has an ovolo frame and the words "in te Deo speravi" inscribed into the architrave.
Still in Goriano is an interesting lunette in the renaissance portal of the Church of Santa Maria Nuova which features a high relief of the Eternal Father, of the year 1553. Inside the parochial church is a multicoloured wooden crucifix painted on a cross with trilobal extremities, which is an example of 1400's art of the Abruzzo region, and several 1583 sculpted holy water fonts.
Again in Goriano Sicoli, are some outstanding examples of workmanship: the Bagliucci and Barracca round-arched doors belonging to the XIV century and the more well-known ogival-arched door, Porta di Murro which is overhung by a high-relief composition of two figures holding lion in saddle-cloth of the XIV century.
Of considerable architectural importance is the monumental public fountain of the XVIII century with on the front two inscribed marble slabs, one of which has the coat-of arms of the aristocratic Paolucci’s over it, and the other the municipal coat-of-arms.
In conclusion, there is the 1553 Church of St.Gemma whose facade is enriched with three 1800's portals. Inside it is decorated in baroque style and has three naves with a painting by Teofilo Patini depicting St. Anthony of Padua.