Experiences

Have you ever wondered which of Abruzzo’s rich and diverse wildlife stays in Abruzzo over the winter?  What techniques are used by the animals to counter the cold and ensure they have enough to eat?   Journalist Alessio Ludovici  asked Federico Striglioni the zoologist of the Gran Sasso Monti della Laga National Park to explain what happens in this important time of the year.

There is a dynamic, growing community in Abruzzo that has answered the climate emergency and is working hard to restore the balance of Italy’s wild heart!

To grab a wonderful 360° panorama of almost the entire of Abruzzo that is considered by many its finest do consider a hike up Monte Rotondo.

Our 24-hour guide to the beach town of Silvi Marina and its hillside sister, Silvi Paese is written by Serena Mariani, creator of  Pasquale’s Peppers whose peperoncini you may have spotted on our marketplace.

For many Francavilla al Mare is simply a modern seaside town, to be enjoyed for its sandy beaches, shallow waters and eating a wonderful seafood lunch, but it has a rich cultural history and was formerly nicknamed Abruzzo’s Cradle of Art, which you can still dip into when you visit helped along by a local whose tips are always the very best to follow!

As a means of introduction, it’s always best, to begin with, a story, even for a national park like the Maiella, whose name dips back to when legends explained bounty and shape

A welcome and much-awaited arrival for a bear without a name in the Gran Sasso Monti della Laga National Park that has used the ecological corridors to make a new life for himself

Alessio Ludovici talks to Federico Striglioni, Zoologist of the Gran Sasso & Monti della Laga National Park about life in the park in spring:  which visitors cross which seas to arrive there, which tree acts as the animals’ natural supermarket and what makes the park so unique!

Local Pia Simone shares her list of magical guide of things to see and do when in the seaside town of Fossacesia (CH).

One of Teramo’s glorious Gran Sasso mountain passes, the sp37 begins under the belly of  the Majolica town of Castelli