Live & Belong
The practical side of building a life here. Property, tax and weather. Schools, festas, the calendar that runs the year.
Today's markets and what's coming up across Abruzzo.
Barisciano Fuoco di San Giovanni
Barisciano lights its traditional and very entertaining fire for San Giovanni, this is likely to be something you have never experienced before, we highly recommend a visit!
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June in Abruzzo
June in Abruzzo
Our curated selection of the best June events and experiences across Abruzzo.
See all June stories →The latest from our residents desk. Property and tax, community advocacy, travel and safety, the seasons turning.
Latest
Ode to Buying Turnkey in Abruzzo
Abruzzo Airport’s New Bus to Pescara: Meet TUA4Fly from 01/06/2026
How to Read Abruzzo’s Wealth Map Before You Buy
Erasmus returns: Abruzzo and Britain Reconnect in 2027
Ten Wolves, Two Woods: Poison in the Home of Abruzzo’s Bear
Italy’s 7% Tax Expands: 5 New Abruzzo Towns
Our Guide to the Water Cut Affecting 22 Comuni in Abruzzo
Cyclone Erminio Red Emergency in Abruzzo
Abruzzo’s Changing Landscape: Landslide Risks
When is the Last Spring Snow in Abruzzo?
Easter in Abruzzo: Traditions and Flavours in a Snapshot
Mangia Minnesota: A Food Bridge Built on Ancestral Roots
First-person narratives from the people building lives here. The neighbours, the seasons, the small victories.
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Buying, selling, the 7% flat tax, partita IVA, codice fiscale. The paperwork that turns a dream into a deed.
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The collective work of belonging here. Wildlife protection, civic life, the local causes worth your time.
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Living here doesn't mean staying home. Day trips, walks, towns to visit, things to do when you actually have a Saturday.
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The businesses and people we vouch for.
Italian Classes
Language schools, online lessons, conversation groups and integration courses.
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Health & Wellness
Therapists, retreats, forest bathing, English-speaking practitioners.
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Places to Stay
B&Bs, agriturismi, holiday rentals and long-stay homes hand-picked by Sam.
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Buy Nothing Group
Discover, give, reclaim, exchange and recycle. Preloved, loved once more.
Join the group →Strikes, road closures, airport buses, transport disruption. The things that affect your week-to-week.
Snow days, beach weather, when to swap winter tyres, when olive harvest starts. The calendar of the seasons.
Extreme Heat and Drought in Abruzzo: What You Need to Know This Summer
Infiorate Decorations and Celebrations in Abruzzo
Autumn in Abruzzo – Bounty, Beauty & Bereavement
1 Stoic Ox, Ribbons & Legend Mash-up @ Festa di San Zopito
Find your patch. Local news, services, and the practical realities of life in each of Abruzzo's four provinces.
Teramo
Teramo
Adriatic beaches, Gran Sasso ridges, and the historic cycle path running the coast.
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L’Aquila
L’Aquila
Medieval villages on inland plateaus, three national parks, the regional capital.
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Chieti
Chieti
Hilltop towns, wine country, and the Trabocchi coast with its fishing pier-houses.
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Pescara
Pescara
The coast and the Maiella. Regional capital, long beach, mountain villages an hour inland.
Local Pescara news →For Sale
All for sale →
Restored 360° Historic Penthouse, Centro Storico of Penne
For private sale in Penne: a fully restored 12-room penthouse with noble…
Tra Borgo & Cielo – Private Holiday House Sale Bomba
For private sale - 'Between Village and Sky' - a small, but…
For Sale – Productive Chieti Olive Farm with Majestic Views, Near Sea & Mountains
For Sale: 8.5 ha (21 acres) olive farm in Chieti, Abruzzo with…
Balcone di Pacione – Calascio Apartment Sale
Restored apartment for sale in Calascio near Rocca Calascio with garden, cantina…
To Rent
All rentals →
Bisenti Apartments – Short Term Terrace Apartment Rental
A spacious 180m² family apartment in the heart of Bisenti, with a…
Abruzzolavanda – 3 Original Rental Homes in Pollutri & Villalfonsina
3 special rental homes in Pollutri & Villafonsina (CH), close to wonderful…
Bisenti Apartments – Long-term Garden Apartment Rental
Plan your Abruzzo move in Bisenti. Spacious long-term garden rental with everything…
A Casa di Giulia Bed & Breakfast, San Donato, Cammino dei Briganti Walk
An Abruzzo walker’s paradise, just 90 mins from Rome, Casa di Giulia…
Useful Numbers & Links
The contacts and websites residents need to hand. Bookmark this page or take a screenshot.
- Emergency (all services) 112
- Health helpline 1500 (Ministero della Salute)
- Farmacia di turno farmacieaperte.eu
- Vets, L’Aquila fnovi.it · Ordine veterinari
- Vets, Chieti fnovi.it · Ordine veterinari
- Vets, Pescara fnovi.it · Ordine veterinari
- Vets, Teramo fnovi.it · Ordine veterinari
The Living Calendar
Tax deadlines, school terms, beach and tyre rules, festas. Never miss a date that affects your year here.
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Abruzzo Connections, our directory of locally vetted services, English-speaking professionals and trusted businesses.
Browse the directory →Map of Abruzzo
Find your way around by province and village. The region's geography at a glance.
Explore the map →The guides above are free. If you want a deeper relationship with Abruzzo, two ways in.
Abruzzo Insiders Club
Monthly long-form letters from Sam, members-only excursions, quarterly seasonal magazines, and a growing library of guides covering the towns most visitors never reach.
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A one-to-one call with Sam to plan your trip, talk through a relocation, or trace your family roots. Twenty years of honest, unsponsored local knowledge, in 60 minutes.
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A Registered Italian Cultural Association
Life in Abruzzo is an Associazione Culturale, a not-for-profit registered in Italy. Independently covering this region since 2007. Started by a Nonna. Built by a community.
Visiting Abruzzo
Showing friends around, planning a weekend away, the Tours & Trails guide.
Open the guide →Tracing Your Roots
Family research, returning to the homeland, the diaspora stories.
Begin the search →All Eighteen Years of Stories
Every post we've ever published, sortable, searchable, dating back to 2007.
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