The places and culture that make Abruzzo today
Our superb 24-hour guide to Serramonacesca is written by two locals, Jacqui Mathews Price and Cece Camara, who run Kokopelli Camping and the Casa Olivia farmhouse rental and who have lived in the town for over a decade
Natalia Ginzburg (July 14, 1916–October 7, 1991) is regarded as Italy’s most important post-war female writer who was interned with her Jewish husband Leone during the 2nd World War in Pizzoli, Abruzzo.
Our 24-hour guide to Penne is written by local Dianne Drew, who runs the boutique-style b&b and guestroom rental, ‘Terracielo Ramona‘ with incredible terrace vistas of Penne. She is part of the local arts co-operative and can guide you on some of the fantastic artisans to pay a visit to.
The evocative Castello della Monica is a fascinating Abruzzo folly located in an upper leafy part of Teramo
Abruzzo has lost Pierluigi Imperiale, a vet with a passion for bringing the well-trod…
Casale San Nicola (TE) is one of those secret Abruzzesi villages that you stumble…
Many people ask is there a must-see or visit Abruzzo bucket list? For those looking for a list driven by visual treats, you could seek inspiration from Alessandro Speca’s new photography book, Sensazioni d’Abruzzo
The small Chieti town of San Giovanni Teatino’s re-enactment of the rites associated with their patron saint, John the Baptist, foraging for wild herbs and flowers to make the elixir, L’Acqua di San Giovanni illustrates perfectly one of the more colourful ways to learn about Abruzzo and a particular community
Escher in Abruzzo – a handy trail of the lithographs and a map of the hilltop towns & mountain villages that Escher depicted in his famous hypnotic, geometrically impossible architectural inventions
We thought it may be fun to do something similar for Abruzzo that National Parks did in the US, using what some perceive as the bad to show off the good!