Religious Heritage
Lu Cumbare a Fiur: Abruzzo’s Flower Friend Tradition
Before the welfare state, Abruzzo made a safety net from friendship. Meet lu cumbare a fiur, the San Giovanni flower-friend bond, chosen for life
Life in Abruzzo
Ancestry, History & Culture
Millions of Abruzzesi left this region over the last two centuries, but the connection to home has never faded. Whether you’re tracing your ancestry, exploring the history, or discovering the culture through art, traditions, books and film — this is where the deeper Abruzzo begins.
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Happy Festa della Repubblica Quiz
Why did the South vote for the king? What did Italy actually ban after Fascism? Five questions on the real history behind Festa della Repubblica
Liberation Day: Exclusion and The Enemy Within
A Liberation Day note from Abruzzo: how Italian Fascism excluded women, Jews and Roma at home, and why 15 of Mussolini's 48 camps were here
The Faces of Ignazio Silone’s Fontamara
Fontamara book covers from 1933 to today, a decade-by-decade gallery of Ignazio Silone's Abruzzo novel
The Good Friday Hoods – Why Are They Worn?
Olive Branches and Palm Sunday: Abruzzo’s Practical Tradition
Mangia Minnesota: A Food Bridge Built on Ancestral Roots
The School for Dictators: Silone’s Anatomy of Dictatorship
The Avezzano Earthquake: Marsica, Numero Unico
Call the Midwife: The Quiet Women of Care
Inside L’Aquila’s Spanish Fort & Nazionale d’Abruzzo Museum
