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On the Trabocchi coast and pointing towards the sea is the Dannunziano Hermitage, also known as the Portelle Hermitage due to its location in the locality of Portelle, it owes its name to a visit by the poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, together with Barbara Leoni, in the summer of 1889. During this stay D’Annunzio wrote the Trionfo della Morte, the celebrated autobiography of his love for the woman, from the first meeting to the two months spent with her at the Hermitage, which is accurately described at many points during the work. The building only partially retains some of its original features, it is on two levels, with external stairs, a typical example of 19th century a rural building in Abruzzo, on the ground floor there is a portico the main body of the building is above, it is characterized by a sequence of three openings that give access onto the balcony and the balustrade. All of the front is clad in square blocks of sandstone. This particular museum house relating to the poet D’Annunzio, since 2009 has also housed the tomb of Barbara Leoni.