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Francesca was born and raised here in Abruzzo, where she lives in Pescara, but a big chunk of her heart and roots are in Serramonacesca, the village of her mother's family of origin. Because of this ancestral connection she's been very excited renovating her family's country house and becoming a...

Francis Cratil-Cretarola and Catherine Lee have owned and operated an Abruzzese-themed trattoria, Le Virtu, in South Philadelphia since 2007.  The restaurant has been featured in The Washington Post, Food & Wine, The Guardian, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, Lucky Peach, Food Republic, and Elle.[br][br]The restaurant was invited on two occasions...

Gillian Nevers is a poet living in Madison, Wisconsin. She’s worked as an art teacher, an advocate for crime victims, a conference planner & a government bureaucrat. A city girl at heart, she fell in love with the rugged beauty, the food, & the people of the Abruzzo, during yearly...

We are selling this beloved farm as we have reached an age where it is no longer possible to manage it ourselves, and our family have chosen different paths. This land has been in our family for generations, and we are proud of the healthy olive groves and traditions it...

Helen Free earned her M.A. in English at Georgetown University and has taught literature and writing for 29 years in Washington, DC for both Trinity University and Gonzaga College High School. She has written forVoce Italiana and has appeared on the Diane Rehm Show. She is the co-founder of ‘Let’s...

Ingrid Christensen is a Writer, Life Coach and ESL Teacher with a home in Abruzzo since 2011. She holds a BA in Psychology as well as a Graduate Certificate in Career & Organisational Development. In August 2023 she began ‘For Women in Italy’, a platform for women led businesses/visitors in...

James Schwarten is an American who lives in Velletri and works in Rome, where he teaches at Loyola University Chicago’s Rome Center. His mother was born and raised in Civita D’Antino.

We're Jane and Biagio, and we've called Abruzzo home for six years. Our story started ten years ago when we fell for a farmhouse in Pollutri, complete with a lavender field and over a thousand plants. Since then we've lovingly renovated three more properties, each with its own character. Biagio...

Jeanne Valsi Fastero is an Italian American living in Crown Point, Indiana. Her father was born in Santo Stefano di Sessanio whilst her mother’s family is from Petilia Policastro in Calabria & she has proudly visited both. High school sweethearts with her husband Jim, she’ll be celebrating her 34 anniversary...