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Real stories, recipes and community life from Italy's Rocky Heart. Independent editorial coverage of Abruzzo since 2007 — culture, food, history, travel and the people who make this region extraordinary.
Ai Weiwei: Aftershock opens at MAXXI L’Aquila
Ai Weiwei brings Aftershock to MAXXI L'Aquila for the city's year as Italian Capital of Culture. Seventy works on memory, loss and resilience.
How to Read Abruzzo’s Wealth Map Before You Buy
Four Aquila-province mountain villages outrank Pescara and L'Aquila for income. What the 2026 Abruzzo wealth map tells you before you buy.
Virtues of Le Virtù – Teramo’s Tasty Spring Clean Soup
May 1st sees the Teramo region of Abruzzo celebrating with Le Virtù, a big, strong & incredible soup, its roots weave history, folklore and the very functional, something the inventive Abruzzesi are so very good at
Liberation Day: Exclusion and The Enemy Within
A Liberation Day note from Abruzzo: how Italian Fascism excluded women, Jews and Roma at home, and why 15 of Mussolini's 48 camps were here
The Faces of Ignazio Silone’s Fontamara
Pescocostanzo in Spring: Join us on Thursday, 30th April
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
L’Aquila Capital of Culture 2026 | Events Calendar