Village Blog — About Abruzzo Guide
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.
San Donato Sultana Fiadoni
This delicious recipe for Sultana Fiadoni is from Giulia who runs a B&B in the picturesque village of San Donato that sits on Mount La Forcella overlooking Tagliacozzo, the 7th stop if you are doing the Il Cammino dei Briganti.
AnnaRita’s Scrippelle ‘mbusse Teramana
Scrippelle 'mbusse Teramana began life when locals ingeniously embraced the best of their French invaders in 1798. Imagine delicate crepes, dusted with pecorino cheese, bathed in a rich, soul-soothing broth—each bite a harmonious blend of two culinary worlds colliding
Pizza Di San Martino from Pettorano sul Gizio
A sensory walnut, chocolate and vino cotto cake with winter spices to eat with Vino Novello or just coffee from Pettorano Sul Gizio
It Takes a Village & Some Ancestors – Canistro Superiore’s Chestnut Flour Doughnuts
I particularly love this recipe for chestnut flour sugared doughnuts (ciambelle) from Canistro Superiore as when I asked whose recipe it was they declared it belonged to the village.
Cantine Aperte: May’s the Time to Visit Abruzzo
Parenting, E-Biking and Wine in Abruzzo
A Wild Garlic Trail to San Vito Chietino Market
Cantine Aperte in Abruzzo May 2023
L’Aquila Potato Doughnuts with Blood Orange (Zeppole Aquilane)
San Giuseppe Day – Hangover Remedy Traditions!
Winter Feasting in Colledimezzo – Pasta, Fagioli e Cotiche
