From mountain locanda and artisan wineries to coastal seafood and ancient recipes, the flavours of a region that has never needed to try too hard.
If you’ve stayed at Santo Stefano di Sessanio’s Albergo Diffuso you will know the incredible work of the ethno-anthropologist Annunziata Taraschi as she curates, records and brings a forgotten Abruzzo proudly back to life. Join her in her hometown of Tossicia for an all inclusive, very intimate break to take part in the town’s historic winter...
An Aladdin’s Cave of multicoloured delights & weekly changing cornucopia of beans & dried things to stumble into which show local can compete with the big boys
Oh the charm of my local veggie lady who sets up stall in Tossicia & oozes rapport; she could teach Retail Experts plenty about the beauty of repeat purchases!
The prominence & importance of the local butcher is, dare I whisper, more than the priest; this is the man who really will see you right in this world
