Located 600 meters above sea level in the Valley of the river Sagittarius, with about 300 inhabitants, the old town retains its medieval imprint and is embellished by the beautiful Romanesque churches of San Marcello and Santa Maria delle Grazie, the ruins of the Norman Castle, the ancient Houses of the Lombard Masters, the narrow staircases and the picturesque squares. Very important traces of the past attested by the ancient Italic necropolis.

The small hamlet of Antwerp, called «Aquila’s nest», is an enchanting village set on a rocky spur at m. 820 above sea level, rich in history and charm. Of note are the Church of S. Maria ad Nives, the Church of S. Maria delle Grazie and the ancient ruins of San Michele, the medieval arch and some valuable historic houses.

The Literary Park "Gabriele d'Annunzio" Established in 1997 by the Municipality of Antwerp degli Abruzzi in collaboration with the Foundation "Ippolito Nievo" and the WWF-Italy just to enhance the territory and promote the historical heritage, artistic, cultural and environmental, is part of the network of the Dante Alighieri Society. The bond with d'Annunzio is consecrated by the famous tragedy La Fiaccola sotto il moggio, set right in the village. The activities of the Literary Park take place mainly in summer with poetic walks, recitations in the corners of the country, poetry recitals, cultural meetings, book presentations, classical music concerts. Writers and painters have praised the beauty of the Valley of Sagittarius, from Torquato Tasso to Edward Lear, from Estella Canziani to M. Cornelius Escher, author of the famous lithograph "Castrovalva" exhibited at the Museum of Art in Washington.

In the early 1500s in Antwerp was flourishing the processing and production of artistic ceramics, witnessed by some valuable works at Villa d'Este of Tivoli, from the tiles of the Church of S. Maria delle Grazie to Collarmele, from the statue of San Rocco in the Mother Church. In the following centuries the artistic work was abandoned and instead an intense production of crockery and clay objects developed, with many artisan families and workshops with terracotta ovens. The typical objects are the "pignata" and the "cuckoo". The Municipality of Antwerp degli Abruzzi has for many years been open to cultural exchanges and to social and tourist relations with countries and citizens of other European nations. In 2005 it was made official the Twinning with the Municipality of Illiers-Combray (France), through the literary connection between d'Annunzio and Marcel Proust. Contacts and relations have been developed with Senglea (Malta), Gemünden Whora (Germany), Conniston (United Kingdom), Baarn (Holland), the island of Zakynthos (Greece) and recently also with Antwerpen (Belgium).

Various products characterize the town of Antwerp degli Abruzzi, from olive oil to Montepulciano wine, from sheep’s cheese and ricotta to typical salami, from guitar to lamb sauce to roast game; without forgetting the local sweets and homemade liqueurs.