The Festa dei banderesi di Bucchianico is a wonderfully colourful festival that contains elements of commemoration, cultural expression, and community spirit deep in the Maiella National Park
Walk around the streets of many of Abruzzo’s towns and villages 60 days after Easter and you’ll experience the vibrant celebration of l’Infiorata del Corpus Domini. This enchanting event, held annually on the occasion of Corpus Christi, showcases an extraordinary display of floral artistry
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
Loreto Aprutino’s Festa di San Zopito got me interested in the stories behind the monumental white ox with his carefully trimmed & polished hooves, multi-coloured ribbons & bells
Ancient Rome celebrated the Fors Fortuna on the 24th June that later morphed into John the Baptist’s birthday and a night of fire and nuts in Barisciano
Somebody described cherries as beautiful butterflies, you blink and they’re gone, hence Raiano’s seasonal sagra being utterly unique in Abruzzo’s sagre calendar