Walking in Abruzzo & Discovering its Wildlife

There is no better way to brighten up and distance the memory of being cooped up during the pandemic than treating kids to some snowy sledging or snowshoe adventures in Abruzzo over the winter

Join the people of Civitella Messer Raimondo as they celebrate the liberation of their town from Nazi Germany, with the help of the Maiella Brigade and Red Devils for a fascinating historical walk through the Maiella National Geo Park

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.

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!

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

L’Anello della Valle Peligna – the Sulmona Valley Loop – is a project for our times. Our difficult times as we seek to recover from the virus. It’s been great so far and we’re excited about the future