Many of us know Nunzio Marcelli from visits to La Porta dei Parchi, but he is also the president of Rete Appia (The Italian Pastoral Network). Here he expresses solidarity with fellow Sardinian shepherds after the devastating fires that hit the island this week and proposes ways to reduce the ferocity of forest fires in Italy in the future
The Producer of Channel 4’s ‘A New Life in the Sun’ has been in touch to say that are looking for more enterprising British ex-pats in Abruzzo for inclusion in the next series of the programme
Now’s your chance to help support Abruzzese heritage and give the rest of the world a chance to know a little more about this fascinating and dramatic part of Italy.
Ciao 2020 – Members from our LifeInAbruzzo Group added their photographic highlights from the region & for those that couldn’t travel to Abruzzo what they missed most!
Are you aged between 18-40 and would relish the idea of moving to Santo Stefano di Sessanio for 5 years to help turn it into a dynamic sustainable community that is not just a weekend tourist attraction. You will be given a monthly grant for three years up to a maximum of 8 thousand euros per year, a house for symbolic rent and a one-off grant, up to a maximum of 20 thousand euros to start a business.
If you are a fan of Isabella Tree and would love to follow suit in creating a successful rewilding business do have a look at Rewilding Apennines’ dynamic October seminar on the rewilding economy.
Keeping a piazza alive in Italy’s small mountain towns and villages is no easy feat when stark statistics point to 15,000 threatened by depopulation. But sustainable steps can be taken that keep dreams and towns alive, like this neat initiative in the small town of Fontecchio (AQ).
10 tips to setting up and running a successful B&B in Abruzzo that will help you avoid pitfalls in local and national laws
The landscape photographer Michael Kenna tells us about the region he discovered whilst photographing his book ‘Abruzzo’
A Few of My Favourite Abruzzo Things by Jacqui Dixon co-founder of the new small campsite, ‘Kokopelli Camping’ set in Serramonacesca in the province of Pescara