Our ‘all about Abruzzo’ blog is written to keep you connected to Italy’s rocky heart! We explore, discover, and recommend to create a co-operative Abruzzo travel + food blog guide written by those that love Abruzzo. Many of the writers are members on our private LifeInAbruzzo Facebook group, do join us!
Casale San Nicola (TE) – A Little Gem on the Gran Sasso
Casale San Nicola (TE) is one of those secret Abruzzesi villages that you stumble
Sensazioni d’Abruzzo: A Visual Bucket List to Abruzzo
Many people ask is there a must-see or visit Abruzzo bucket list? For those looking for a list driven by visual treats, you could seek inspiration from Alessandro Speca’s new photography book, Sensazioni d’Abruzzo
Re-enactment and an Elixir Recipe for L’Acqua di San Giovanni
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
A Pennese Summer Take on Pasta alla Genovese with Minted Cream of Peas
Valeria shares one of her delicious culinary confidences with a story and recipe about Pasta alla Genovese and how it changes style and ingredients in Abruzzo and the small art town of Penne
The Gran Sasso: Where the Peak Stops and the Sky Begins
Sometimes we in Abruzzo can be immune to the wonders around us, the incredible
Sagne, Guanciale and Broad Beans in a Pecorino Cream
Luciano Coccia tells us about the harvest of his most longed for and ‘endangered’ crop, his broad beans (fave) and shares his Aunt’s recipe for an Abruzzese masterpiece, Sagne and Fave for a springtime treat!
L’ascolto e la visione Exhibition – A Priest’s Ethnographic Record of Teramo’s Mountain Folk
There is a small but wonderful multimedia exhibition in Rome running from May through to August that chronicles the communities of the mountain villages that sit on Teramo’s Gran Sasso range and encircle Cerqueto di Fano Adriano recorded by Don Nicola Jobbi.
Abruzzo Beach Bible – Blue Flag Beaches 2022
Abruzzo has been awarded 13 Blue Flags for the best of its beaches in 2022! These glorious golden sand beaches stretch along the Adriatic coast through 3 provinces, but also inland in L’Aquila on its lakes!
Escher in Abruzzo – A Trail of his Hilltop Towns & Mountain Villages
Escher in Abruzzo – a handy trail of the lithographs and a map of the hilltop towns & mountain villages that Escher depicted in his famous hypnotic, geometrically impossible architectural inventions
Timeless Cocullo: Through Artists’ Eyes
There aren’t many things that don’t change but timeless Cocullo is one of those. Here we look back at the artists and photographers who recorded it in the 20th century, that Pete Austin first put together in our FB group, and which we have extended to include a couple more.
Showing off the Good in Abruzzo
We thought it may be fun to do something similar for Abruzzo that National Parks did in the US, using what some perceive as the bad to show off the good!
First Sunday Free Museum Entrance in Abruzzo: ‘Domenica al Museo’
Each first Sunday of the month, Abruzzo and Italian state museums and archaeological sites open their doors for free as part of Domenica al Museo. This is a fabulous national wide initiative that allows you to explore and discover the history and treasures of Abruzzo.