sulmona

If you are a fan of Italian traditional dress, one museum to dip into is Sulmona’s Museo Civico Santissima Annunziata.

Join us for a free memorable walk in the heart of Abruzzo that climbs through a beautiful landscape in the Morrone massif with author Stuart Haines

Join LifeInAbruzzo  for a Zoom or Facebook live chat  with special guest Ingrid Paardekooper (In Abruzzo) to discover the Abruzzese Pope,  Celestine V: His Life and Legacy

L’Anello della Valle Peligna – the Sulmona Valley Loop – is a project for our times. Our difficult times as we seek to recover from the virus. It’s been great so far and we’re excited about the future

Join LifeInAbruzzo for a Facebook live chat  or via Zoom with special guest Abruzzese photojournalist, Giancarlo Malandra for a fascinating journey through Abruzzo to uncover the diverse rites and traditions that are celebrated over  the Easter period in the 4 provinces

In true Abruzzese fashion where nose to tail eating is standard, even with garlic, these moreish garlic scrapes known as zolle have become highly prized delicacies & are delicious served in a rustic Sulmonese style picnic pie

Easter in Abruzzo in a simple snapshot: exploring its ceremonies and processions over the revered holy weekend and recipes eaten locally to welcome spring and take on the first picnic of the year

La Fiaccola isn’t a glamorous, fancy-pants restaurant but more importantly it serves great tasting simple dishes that need trying if in Anversa degli Abruzzi

Sulmona’s Easter re-enactment of ‘La Madonna che Scappa’ (Running Madonna) is a great reason to swing by this medieval city, famous as the birthplace of Ovid, sugared-almond Confetti and red garlic) on Easter Sunday morning

For those who think confetti is a paper thing you throw at weddings the Pelino family’s Abruzzo variant is a little more organic and rather more tasty