Roccascalegna from a distance looks like a giant witch’s cloak rising up from the lush surrounding floor trying to break free of the Majella fencing it in
Castello Piccolomini’s quadrangular towers are one of those “can’t miss” sights as you drive around Abruzzo, worth a pop in especially to its Marsica Museum
Rocca Calascio’s crenelated turrets are particularly good to ramble around in Winter, when the snow & soft low light warms its grey stone bones
Ortona has a historical reputation of being fought for and bought; its recent oil fight was one of the reasons we visited this small Abruzzo port town in Chieti
The fortified market town of Capestrano is probably every Italian model town maker’s dream with lofty castle set in Abruzzo’s largest national park
Termocrìs is Old Greek for rugged, from which the ruined Abruzzo town & Castle of Ocre derives its name. A perfectly apt description…
Termocrìs is Old Greek for rugged, from which the ruined Abruzzo town & Castle of Ocre derives its name. A perfectly apt description…
A short drive from one of our favourite places, Santo Stefano di Sessanio, is one of the oldest standing forts in Italy, the spectacular Rocca Calascio