Finding One’s Roots in Abruzzo – Discovering Your Family History
Tracing your family's roots in Abruzzo can spark all manner of exciting things, even when the roots are of your spouse!
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.
Tracing your family's roots in Abruzzo can spark all manner of exciting things, even when the roots are of your spouse!

“Southern Abruzzo bore the heavy weight of 2nd World War, exacerbated by the impact of the Gustav Line. The Gustav Line was a line of defence built by the Germans in late 1943 in Italy. It went from Gaeta, which is south of Rome, through Cassino, the Apennine Mountains, and all the way to the...

Touring Club Italiano books provide the perfect lens for zooming into the history of Italy, and in particular Abruzzo. The organisation was founded as a not-for-profit association in 1894 in Milan. Its aim was to spread and develop the social and cultural virtues of tourism and promoting a form of tourism based on awareness and...

Have you ever wanted to share your passion for Abruzzo with the world? Could you manage it in less than 3 minutes in English or Italian? Would you like to win a weekend for 2 in the heart of the Campo Imperatore-Piana di Navelli mountain community in untouched Caporciano (AQ)?







