Events & Sagre Reviews & Highlights
December’s Sacred Fires of Abruzzo: Immacolata & Ancient Rites
Abruzzo's early December fires honour the Immaculate Conception, the Flying House of the Madonna, and ancient seasonal rites
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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The Zampognari and the Carità d’Avvento
The zampognari would the first day of Advent by playing their Novena in exchange for food and charitable donations
Zampognari Quiz
Test your knowledge with our festive quiz of the zampognari, Abruzzo’s traditional Christmas bagpipe players
Blood, Bread & Belief: The Superstitions of Abruzzo
Abruzzo’s Ognissanti wind carries chestnuts, olive oil, and old superstitions told by Giovanni Pansa in 1924
Sheep in Abruzzo: Money to the Lord, Bread to the Shepherd
Grace for the World
Watch: Central Apennines: A Story of Co-existence
Italy’s Living Museum of S Pietro d’Albe
Tucci in Italy Abruzzo Trail
Honouring a Founding Mother – Maria Agamben Federici
Black History Month – The Tuskegee Airmen in The Abruzzi
